Jun 20, 2024 - Sale 2673

Sale 2673 - Lot 188

Unsold
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970)
Caroline and George. llustration from a contest submission for The Limited Editions Club publication of Penguin Island by Anatole France, 1932-33. Pen, ink, and wash on paper. 5 1/2 x 10 inches. Signed in lower left image.

From Book VIII: "Caroline Meslier, came and sat down on a bench at the end of a terrace . . . Almost immediately, a clerk in the Electricity Trust, George Clair, took his place beside her."