Jan 28, 2016 - Sale 2403

Sale 2403 - Lot 108

Unsold
Estimate: $ 30,000 - $ 40,000
BEATRIX POTTER.
Study for Squirrel Nutkin. Watercolor with pencil on paper. 235x143 mm; 9 1/4x5 5/8 inches. Unsigned. Mounted to board that is tipped to archival matte.

Additional Details

a beautiful watercolor study from nature for one of potter's most famous furry characters. Provenance: Walter and Margery (Molly) Gaddum, children of Potter's cousin Edith; thence to their descendants; sold at Wooley & Wallis, Salisbury Salesrooms, 28 June 1994; thence to Chris Beetles, Ltd. and exhibited in The British Art of Illustration 1800 - 1994; thence to present owner.