Jun 09, 2022 - Sale 2608

Sale 2608 - Lot 21

Unsold
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750

JOHNNY GRUELLE (1880-1938)

"The nine little goblin wives had red eyes because they spent all their time weeping."

Illustration for Chapter VI "The Nine Little Goblins with Green Eyes," published on page 43 of Gruelle's Orphant Annie Story Book (Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill, Co., 1921). Watercolor, pen, and ink on board. 152x260 mm; 6x10 1/4 inches. Float-mounted in window matte and archivally framed to 12x16 1/4 inches.