Swann Galleries - Illustration Art - Sale 2423, September 29, 2016

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59 ● MAURICE DAY.
“Swinging Wood Mice.”Watercolor on
paper. 365x296 mm; 14 3/8x11 5/8 inches.
Signed in image, lower right; artist’s
stamp on verso.Visible matte burn, few
small foxing specks in lower blank areas,
colors still fresh. Accompanied by small
portion of the original board backing with
title, dated “Damariscotta, ME 1964.”
[400/600]
A charming, though unidentified illustration
of two mice swinging on stems of Queen
Anne’s Lace. Day was a well-known and
prolific illustrator for Disney Studios, most
notably for “Bambi.”This watercolor is typical
of the forest creatures studies drawn from his
native Maine woods.
58 ● LUCILLE CORCOS.
Group of 7 illustrations for Grimm’s FairyTales. From the 4-volume Limited Editions Club
set, published in 1962.Tempera on paper. Each approximately 203x127 mm; 8x5 inches, on
10x6 3/4-inch sheets. Each signed “Corcos” in lower image and captioned on verso with page
number. Four are hinged to mattes, the others loose with adhesive residue from prior matting.
[1,500/2,500]
Including: “The Raven,”“Iron John,”“The Three Little Men in the Wood,”“The Young Giant,”
“Old Hildebrant,”“TheYouthWho Could not Shiver or Shake,” and “The Dog and the Sparrow.”
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