Arthur Rackham (1867-1939), Cock-a-doodle-doo! My dame has lost her shoe, Mother Goose the Old Nursery Rhymes book interior

Arthur Rackham (British, 1867-1939) Cock-a-doodle-doo! My dame has lost her shoe, Mother Goose: The Old Nursery Rhymes book interior, 1913 Watercolor and ink on paper on board 9-7/8 x 6-3/4 inches (25.1 x 17.1 cm) (sight, overall) Signed, dated, and inscribed lower right The present work is published in Mother Goose: The Old Nursery Rhymes (William Heinemann, 1913). PROVENANCE: Ernest Brown, Ernest Brown & Phillips, Ltd; Leicester Galleries, London; Mrs. George Leon; Sessler's Gallery, Philadelphia; Private collection; Sotheby's, New York, December 12, 1995; Nina and Frank N. Manitzas, acquired from the above; Christie's, New York, December 4, 2018; Private collection, New York, acquired from the above. EXHIBITED: Leicester Galleries, London, "Artist of Fame and Promise," August 1945 (with their label indicating sale to Mrs. George Leon). HID09710052018 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

Condition Report: Framed under glass. Toning throughout he sheet. The colors in the woman's dress appear slightly faded. Adhesive staining along the lower edge. A few faint spots of foxing in the background. Not examined out of frame. Framed Dimensions 21 X 17 Inches