They Looked to See How Much More Carving Johann Had Done

Original Watercolor from "Johann the Woodcarver

  • SIGNED
  • London, 1949
By TARRANT, Margaret W.
London, 1949. TARRANT, Margaret W.. . "They Looked to See How Much More Carving Johann Had Done". [London: n.d.c.a. 1949].

Original watercolor used as one of the plates from the book "Johann the Woodcarver" by Gilmore Wood, published in 1949. Plate faces page 14. Watercolor depicts four children peering through the window of a cabin, with two more children coming down the road. Signed "Margaret W. Tarrant" at bottom left corner.

Matted framed and glazed. Image size: (9 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches; 235 x 170 mm). Frame size 18 x 15 1/4 inches; 455 x 390 mm). Matted with cream watered silk and gold cord. In an intricately carved wooden frame. Overall a lovely illustration, beautifully framed.

HBS 68720.

$5,000.

Details

Title

They Looked to See How Much More Carving Johann Had Done

Author

TARRANT, Margaret W.

Condition

Unknown

Publisher

London

Date

1949


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