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JANE BRESKIN ZALBEN.
“Beasley shows off frog slippers to Winnifred.” Illustration published in Zalben’s “Oh,
Simple!” published by New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 1981. Watercolor on
parchment paper. 139x139 mm; 5
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inches. Signed in pencil, lower right margin.
Tipped to matte which is edge-mounted to window. Accompanied by publisher’s
illustrated bookmark for the work, tipped to board.
[500/750]
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JANE BRESKIN ZALBEN.
“Beni’s sister, Sara, and other cousins listen to the story of how Thanksgiving is like the
Sukkot harvest festival.” Illustration published in Zalben’s “Leo & Blossom’s Sukkah,”
published by Henry Holt & Co., in 1990. Watercolor on paper. 305x406 mm; 12x16
inches. Signed and dated, lower right. Matted and framed. Accompanied by a signed first
edition of the book and the publisher’s postcard.
[700/1,000]
A sweet illustration of family sukkah which appeared in Zalben’s beloved Beni the Bear series and
again in “Beni’s Family Treasury.”
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