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34 19 Arthur Rackham (English, 1867-1939) AN ELDERLY MAN CARRYING A PISTOL AND A CHAMBER CANDLESTICK, 1904 ink and watercolour signed and dated lower right 10.50 by 7in. (26.7 by 17.8cm) Frame Size: 20.75 by 16in. (52.7 by 40.6cm) Provenance: Ewbank’s, 26 March 1998, lot 374; Private collection Arthur Rackham RWS (19 September 1867 – 6 September 1939) was an English book illustrator. He is recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. His work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolour, a technique he developed due to his background as a journalistic illustrator. Rackham’s 51 colour pieces for the early American tale Rip Van Winkle became a turning point in the production of books since – through colour-separated printing – it featured the accurate reproduction of colour artwork. His best-known works also include the illustrations for Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. €6,000-€8,000 (£5,040-£6,720 approx.) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot19