Vanessa Bell
Emlycaunt Original Watercolor
Circa 1920
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Original watercolor for the children's book Emlycaunt by Julia Duckworth Stephen.
- Vanessa Bell (English).
- Depiction of donkey with monkey in foliage.
- Artist's stamp to lower right corner.
- Pencil, ink and watercolor on paper.
- Framed and mounted on a folding matte under glass.
One of 33 illustrations by Bell for her mother's children's story, Emlycaunt. This particular work was probably to illustrate the following passage of the story: "Tommy was very glad to do what the elephant said, and a monkey who came cantering up on a donkey advised him to go to the bathing place. 'On such a warm day,' he said, 'we all like to take a swim.'"
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Very GoodNoted to verso of frame lining "Purchased in London from Bloomsbury workshop. November 1989 Christmas gift to DNM from WWM."
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