Original Painting for the Cover of 'Baby Animals' (preliminary study)

n.p.: n.p., 1955. Fine. Preliminary painting for 'Baby Animals' ca. 1955. On paper. Measures approx. 8 by 16 inches, in a mat 12 by 20 inches. Signed by Garth Williams. Overall fine condition and with marginal notes by Williams indicating color values. The illustration shows an elephant carrying bears, a mouse, a raccoon, a fox, and followed by a kangaroo, and a giraffe with two long-tailed passengers. 'Baby Animals' was printed by Simon and Schuster (with a different design) in 1956, and is still in print.