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Scrooge: six background illustrations for the opening titles with credit overlays, by Ronald Searle, 1969/70,
24 June 2015, 12:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,875 inc. premium
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Scrooge: six background illustrations for the opening titles with credit overlays, by Ronald Searle,
1969/70,
lithographic outlines extensively hand worked in watercolour, gouache, pencil and pen and ink on board, depicting: Mr Fezziwig's Christmas party, Ebenezer Scrooge dancing in the snow, a street scene, a boy with a sled running past a London church, Ebenezer Scrooge slipping over in the snow and a street scene with a brazier, one with artist studio stamp on reverse; the background illustrations 8 ⅝ x 19 ¾ inches (22 x 50cm); the party scene, Scrooge slipping in the snow and Scrooge dancing in the snow with credit overlays and scene references 14, 15, 19, 20, 21 and 22 and annotation, these three scenes used in the titles, the street scene, boy with a sled scene and street scene with a brazier were produced for the titles but are unseen, 19.5 x 23 ¼ inches (49.5 x 59cm) overall
lithographic outlines extensively hand worked in watercolour, gouache, pencil and pen and ink on board, depicting: Mr Fezziwig's Christmas party, Ebenezer Scrooge dancing in the snow, a street scene, a boy with a sled running past a London church, Ebenezer Scrooge slipping over in the snow and a street scene with a brazier, one with artist studio stamp on reverse; the background illustrations 8 ⅝ x 19 ¾ inches (22 x 50cm); the party scene, Scrooge slipping in the snow and Scrooge dancing in the snow with credit overlays and scene references 14, 15, 19, 20, 21 and 22 and annotation, these three scenes used in the titles, the street scene, boy with a sled scene and street scene with a brazier were produced for the titles but are unseen, 19.5 x 23 ¼ inches (49.5 x 59cm) overall



















