Lot #734: E(RNEST) H(OWARD) SHEPARD - Winnie the Pooh and Piglet in the Snow - Watercolor and ink drawing on paper

 

Artist: E(rnest) H(oward) Shepard (British, 1879 - 1976).
Title: "Winnie the Pooh and Piglet in the Snow".
Medium: Watercolor and ink drawing on paper.
Date: Composed 1940s.
Dimensions: Overall size: 7 1/4 x 9 3/16 in. (184 x 233 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed in pen, lower right recto; signed in pencil, verso. Painted on medium weight gray wove paper. Very good condition; small areas of pale staining, left and lower edges; one fox mark recto, minor scattered foxing verso; overall presents very well. Comment(s): Shepard would occasionally revisit his favorite characters in the form of drawings given to relatives, friends, and other artists, as in our example. Image copyright © The Disney Corporation and Dutton Children's Books. [30265-1-8000]