WILLIAM PÈNE DU BOIS. ". . . and when they jumped, mother, father, and the two children all descended together . . ." Illustration from page 173 published in his book "The Twenty-One Balloons" (New York: Viking Press, 1947). Pen, ink and wash on paper. 210x140 mm; 8 1/4x5 1/2 inches. Signed in lower right image. A copy of the book accompanies this lot. Provenance: Kendra and Allan Daniel. Exhibited: Eric Carle Museum, "A Taste for Adventure," December 2015-May 2016.
A charming, fresh-to-market illustration from Pène du Bois's Newbery Award-winning book about a fabulous voyage around the world in a balloon. The full image description reads: "Each member of a family put on one of those belt harnesses, and when they jumped, mother, father, and the two children all descended together with the bamboo poles keeping them far enough apart so there was no danger of their bumping into each other in midair."
