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William Pene Du Bois
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2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
- Giant Otto. 1936
- paper, ink
Original ink and watercolor on board. Design for the book (New York: Viking Press, 1936).
Measures 5 x 5 inches. Signed in full at bottom right.
Measures 5 x 5 inches. Signed in full at bottom right.
Catalogue Note
William Pène Sherman du Bois (1916–1993) was an American writer and illustrator, best known for his children’s book Twenty-One Balloons (1947) which won him the 1948 Newbery Medal. He was the son of the American society portrait painter Guy Pène du Bois.