Arthur Rackham (British, 1867-1939) Rip van Winkle: The women of the village image 1

Lot 102

Arthur Rackham
(British, 1867-1939)
Rip van Winkle: The women of the village

19th Century European, Victorian and British Impressionist Art

2 March 2016, 14:00 GMT

London, New Bond Street

£8,000 - £12,000

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Arthur Rackham (British, 1867-1939)

Rip van Winkle: The women of the village
signed and dated 'Arthur Rackham. 04' (lower right)
watercolour, pen and ink
30 x 20cm (11 13/16 x 7 7/8in).

Footnotes

Provenance
with The Rembrandt Gallery, London
Given as a wedding present on 8th September 1934 to the grandparents of the present owner
Thence by descent

Exhibited
(probably) London, Leicester Galleries, March-April 1905

Literature
The present lot is an original illustration for plate 13 of Rip van Winkle by Washington Irvine (London, William Heinemann, 1905): 'The women of the village used to employ him to do such little jobs as their less obliging husbands would not do for them'.

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