Lot #2151: THEODOR SEUSS GEISEL [DR. SEUSS] - The Cat in the Hat - Colored pencil drawing on paper

 

Artist: Theodor Seuss Geisel [Dr. Seuss] (American, 1904-1991).
Title: "The Cat in the Hat".
Medium: Colored pencil drawing on paper.
Date: Composed c1974.
Dimensions: Overall size: 10 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. (270 x 187 mm).
Lot Note(s): Hand-signed & annotated "Best Wishes..from…" lower right. Drawn on light cream wove paper. Very good to fine condition. Comment(s): Geisel was an American children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, screenwriter, and filmmaker. He is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Doctor Seuss (abbreviated Dr. Seuss). His work includes many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death. Image copyright © Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. [30404-2-1600]