Original watercolor over pencil (with ink highlights) depicting 11 studies of mice. Dated in the artist’s hand in pencil “Oct. ‘90” at lower left. Measures 9-3/8 x 6 inches.
Ex Collection: Harry Bacon Collamore (ca. 1894- Sept 28, 1975)
Catalogue Note
Helen Beatrix Potter (1866–1943) was an English writer and illustrator most famous for her animal children’s books, most specifically, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902).
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Beatrix Potter
STUDIES OF MICE, 1890.
Original watercolor over pencil (with ink highlights) depicting 11 studies of mice. Dated in the artist’s hand in pencil “Oct. ‘90” at lower left. Measures 9-3/8 x 6 inches.