Kay Rasmus Nielsen, Danish 1886-1957 - Study for the mural The Canticle of the Sun; coloured crayon on buff paper, 20.5 x 44 cm: together with a pencil drawing of another variant mural, 20.5 x 5 cm, and a photograph of the school room, 16.5 x 24 cm...

Kay Rasmus Nielsen, Danish 1886-1957 - Study for the mural The Canticle of the Sun; coloured crayon on buff paper, 20.5 x 44 cm: together with a pencil drawing of another variant mural, 20.5 x 5 cm, and a photograph of the school room, 16.5 x 24 cm (part unframed) (3) (ARR) Provenance: James Cummins Bookseller, New York, catalogue no. 49, item 56, pg 26 & 27, where purchased by the former owner; a copy of this catalogue is available with the lot Note: The mural entitled Canticle of the Sun is in the Ralph Waldo Emerson Middle School, Westwood, Los Angeles. In 1939, Nielsen moved from Denmark to California to work for The Walt Disney Company. His work was used in Fantasia, and also produced concept drawings for The Little Mermaid, which were only used posthumously.
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