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William Wallace Denslow

( American, 1856 - 1915 )

Higglepy, Piggleby, My Black Hen

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Materials:

Ink and gouache on board

Measurements:

14.49 in. (36.80 cm.) (height) by 11.50 in. (29.20 cm.) (width)

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Markings:

Signed 'Den' with his seahorse monogram in lower right image

Condition:

Matted and framed

Provenance:

Douglas G and David L Greene sale, Swann Galleries, December 9, 1993 to present owner <span style='font-variant: small-caps;'>one of very few finished color denslow illustrations to have appeared on the market.</span> The illustration appears on page (25) opposite the text which reads: 'Higglepy, Piggleby, / My black hen, / She lays eggs / For gentlemen; / Sometimes nine, / And sometimes ten, / Higglepy, Piggleby, / My black hen!'

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