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Lot #529
Gustaf Tenggren watercolor painting of a duck family from Farm Stories

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Description

(Giant Golden Book, 1946) Gorgeous original watercolor painting by Gustaf Tenggren for the children's book Farm Stories, which depicts a mallard standing on a rock and quacking to a group of five other ducks. Accomplished in watercolor on untrimmed 9.5 x 6 artist paper, marked "P. 58" in the lower border; the final version was ultimately printed on page 82 of the book. Included with the painting is a special limited first edition of Farm Stories, numbered 110/650, hardcover, published by Simon and Schuster in 1946, signed on the colophon in bold ink by Tenggren and by authors Kathryn and Byron Jackson. In overall fine condition, with some wear and areas of paint to book covers.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #595 - Ended November 11, 2020