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SHEPARD (ERNEST H.) Preliminary drawing of Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Christopher Robin and Eeyore going for a walk, for "The Pooh Story Book", [1967] image 1
SHEPARD (ERNEST H.) Preliminary drawing of Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Christopher Robin and Eeyore going for a walk, for "The Pooh Story Book", [1967] image 2
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SHEPARD (ERNEST H.)
Preliminary drawing of Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Christopher Robin and Eeyore going for a walk, for "The Pooh Story Book", [1967]

20 November 2024, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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SHEPARD (ERNEST H.)

Preliminary drawing of Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Christopher Robin and Eeyore going for a walk, for "The Pooh Story Book", pencil on paper, mounted, framed and glazed, 150 x 230mm., [1967]

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A fine large pencil preliminary sketch by Shepard for the dust-jacket of The Pooh Story Book (1967), an anthology of A.A. Milne's stories.

Provenance: The Artist's Estate; Chris Beetles Gallery, London, exhibition "The British Art of Illustration 1800-1995", with label and copy of the final colour image on reverse of frame.

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