An original illustration from the children’s book, The Twins at The Farm, published by Dean & Sons Ltd in 1953. With accompanying book.
Artist unknown.
Gouache on card.
Landscape format: 59 x 28.5 cms or 23 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches.
This vividly painted illustration is infinitely better in quality than the pictures as reproduced in the book. The first seven of the pictures shown above are of the painting itself; the following three the cover of the book and the illustration as it is reproduced within the pages.
Condition: Near Fine. The edges of the board are slightly damaged showing the residue of glue which would suggest it has been removed from a mount, and with pencil marks at the base annotating size; but the image itself remains in excellent condition. The artist has used white paint, or tippex, to correct something to the right of both of the girls heads but this is not particularly evident and does not detract from the quality of the image. The remains of a note, perhaps instructions from the publisher to the printer, are pasted to the surround bottom left.
