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RACKHAM (ARTHUR) Original design for the title page Peer Gynt, c.1936
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29 March 2023, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,083.75 inc. premium
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RACKHAM (ARTHUR)
Original design for the title-page of the 1936 edition of Peer Gynt, black ink on paper, inscribed in pencil with artist's instructions in lower margin, window mount, framed and glazed, sheet 14 x 19mm., c.1936
Footnotes
The original design for the title page of the 1936 limited edition of Peer Gynt, published by Harrap & Co. in London. Below the illustration Rackham has added instructions in pencil reading "The lettering all in black: the design in a grass green."
Provenance: Purchased from Chris Beetles 11/12/1999, label on verso of frame.
Saleroom notices
Please note the actual size is 140 x 190mm. (visible area 120 x 176mm. in frame)

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