Illustration & Cover Art

The Little Mermaid
Artist:Harold E.M. Thompson
Date:1972
Medium:Gouache and Graphite on Illustration Board
Dimensions:Sight Size 12 1/2" X 14 1/4" Framed 19" X 22"
Condition:Mint
Original Use:Bookplate for Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
Price:$2850.00

Above: Full view of gouache painting

Above: Title in artist's hand



A dazzling and evocative gouache illustration painting for a 1972 edition of Hans Cristian Andersen's classic tale "The Little Mermaid". A shining deftly rendered example in the manner of Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac. Work is matted and framed and signed by the artist lower left.

Above: Detail

Above: Detail

Above: Framed and matted in fine gold carved wood frame

Above: Verso notations and title


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