“Mr. Burchell at the conclusion of every sentence would cry out ‘Fudge!”
- SIGNED
- London: George C. Harrap & Company, 1929
London: George C. Harrap & Company, 1929. RACKHAM, Arthur. . “Mr. Burchell at the conclusion of every sentence would cry out ‘Fudge!”. Original illustration for "The Vicar of Wakefield" [London: George C. Harrap & Company, 1929].
Original fine pen and ink and watercolor from "The Vicar of Wakefield." In the book, reproduced as plate 5. Matted, framed and glazed. Watercolor measures (10 7/8 x 8 1/4 inches; 275 x 210 mm), but probably larger under the frame. Frame measures (17 3/4 x 14 7/8 inches; 450 x 380 mm). Signed 'ARackham' on lower left corner. In a gilt frame.
Image is of three young women sitting at a table in a tavern with the Vicar. A contemporary sticker for art dealer "Arthur Ackermann & Son Inc" on the back of the frame. Also a sticker from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art on the back. Overall a very beautiful original painting.
HBS 69466.
$8,500.
Original fine pen and ink and watercolor from "The Vicar of Wakefield." In the book, reproduced as plate 5. Matted, framed and glazed. Watercolor measures (10 7/8 x 8 1/4 inches; 275 x 210 mm), but probably larger under the frame. Frame measures (17 3/4 x 14 7/8 inches; 450 x 380 mm). Signed 'ARackham' on lower left corner. In a gilt frame.
Image is of three young women sitting at a table in a tavern with the Vicar. A contemporary sticker for art dealer "Arthur Ackermann & Son Inc" on the back of the frame. Also a sticker from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art on the back. Overall a very beautiful original painting.
HBS 69466.
$8,500.