Edward Gorey (American, 1929-2000)
"Penny Candy," color sketch for the jacket design for Edward Fenton's Penny Candy (New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970).
Pen and ink and watercolor.
20.5 x 18.5cm (8 1/16 x 7 5/16in).
Matted and framed.
Pen and ink and watercolor.
20.5 x 18.5cm (8 1/16 x 7 5/16in).
Matted and framed.
Estimate:
US$ 6,000 - 8,000
£3,900 - 5,300
€4,700 - 6,200
£3,900 - 5,300
€4,700 - 6,200
Footnotes
- This children's story derives from the familiar English nursery rhyme "Tinker Tailor," that is also a counting game and a fortune telling song.
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