Manuscripts
Album of works for Jack London's "Children of the Frost,"
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- Description
- Album of original watercolors and charcoal sketches for the French edition of Jack London's "Children of the Frost." The drawings are primarily vibrant and expressionistic portraits of Eskimos, reminiscent of the work by Georges Rouault. Some of the illustrations depict a progression with the final image at the beginning. For instance, following the "final" watercolor for "In the Forest of the North", there are at least 7 preliminary illustrations in charcoal and black watercolor showing different angles and variations. All eight illustrations found in the French edition of Jack London's "Children of the Frost" are represented in this volume.
- Production date
- approximately 1939.
- Call number
- mssHM 80824
- Provenance
- Purchased from Bonhams, February 10, 2014.
