Vente aux enchères en direct 15506Victorian Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art
Arthur Rackham, R.W.S. (1867-1939)
Lot 72

Arthur Rackham, R.W.S. (1867-1939)

A young girl chased by phantoms

Fermé11 July 2018

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GBP 12,500

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Arthur Rackham, R.W.S. (1867-1939)
A young girl chased by phantoms
signed and dated ‘Arthur Rackham 05’ (lower right, in a cartouche), and inscribed ‘Illustration to. p. 16.’ (lower right, in the margin)
pen and black ink, with scratching out on artist's board
16 x 10 5/8 in. (40.7 x 27 cm.)

Note du spécialiste

Whilst it has not been possible to identify the subject of this drawing, an inscription in French on the reverse suggests that it was probably illustrated in the December 1905 edition of the popular magazine Lectures pour Tous. It seems likely that it was used as an advertisement for a French edition of a book released for Christmas that year. In 1905 Rackham’s illustrations were published in editions of Irving Washington’s Rip Van Winkle, and Cassell & Co.’s compilation of Fairy Tales Old and New.