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BEATRIX POTTER (1866-1943)

Studies of mice

    Price Realised USD 20,160
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    USD 6,000 - USD 8,000
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    BEATRIX POTTER (1866-1943)

    Studies of mice

    Price Realised USD 20,160
    Price Realised USD 20,160
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    BEATRIX POTTER (1866-1943)
    Studies of mice
    pencil and watercolor on paper
    97⁄8 x 61⁄4 in. (25 x 15.8 cm)
    Nine sketches depicting two or more different mice on a single sheet. Beatrix Potter studied many animals from life; she drew these mice in naturalistic poses on their hind legs and from a variety of angles. Their faces and gestures are reminiscent of Hunca Munca and Tom Thumb in The Tale of Two Bad Mice.
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    Harry Bacon Collamore (1891-1975), Hartford, Connecticut.
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