Illustration for Wind in the Willows
Drawing
1939 (made)
1939 (made)
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General Description: "All was a-shake and a-shiver - glints and gleams and sparkles, rustle and swirl, chatter and bubble". Illustration for 'The Wind in the Willows', 1939. Signed: A Rackham
Object details
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| Title | Illustration for Wind in the Willows (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and watercolour on card |
| Brief description | Illustration for 'Wind in the Willows' by Arthur Rackham, 1939 |
| Physical description | General Description: "All was a-shake and a-shiver - glints and gleams and sparkles, rustle and swirl, chatter and bubble". Illustration for 'The Wind in the Willows', 1939. Signed: A Rackham |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A Rackham |
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| Object history | Item Provenance: Provenance: Mrs Barbara Edwards, the artist's daughter Notes: Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows, illustrated by Rackham, was published by The Limited Editions Club, New York, 1940. This illustration, facing p.16, does not appear in other editions. |
| Literary reference | The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame |
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| Accession number | E.2989-1990 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2009 |
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