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81 NIELSEN, Kay. East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Old Tales from the North. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1914] a stunning copy Deluxe edition, number 85 of 500 copies signed by the artist. With the single leaf printed advertisement for the exhibition of the original watercolours in November and December 1914 at the Leicester Galleries laid in. Quarto. Original vellum gilt, pictorial endpapers printed in black and gold, top edge gilt, others uncut. Colour frontispiece and 24 colour plates mounted on plain paper with black and gold frames, captioned tissue guards, black and white drawings throughout the text. Silk tie lacking from rear cover, else a fine copy. £19,500 [47331] 82 NIELSEN, Kay (illus.); ANDERSEN, Hans Christian. “The draught of air caught the dancer, and she flew like a sylph just into the stove to the tin soldier”. 1923
Original artwork for “The Hardy Tin Soldier”
Published within Nielsen’s illustrated edition of Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales in 1924. This fine watercolour was originally reproduced opposite page 40 and is one of the 12 colour plates. The published book is one of the most exquisite books from the Golden Age of Illustration. The volume gathers 16 classic stories by Hans Christian Andersen, including “The Hardy Tin Soldier”, “The Tinder Box”, “The Real Princess”, and “The Snow Queen”. Kay Nielsen provided an additional illustrated border to each of the 12 colour plates in watercolour and pencil. This framing effect contrasts a lightness of pencil drawing against the depth of the watercolour itself. Original drawing (338 × 248 mm) on card, laid down on board, fine ink, pencil, and watercolour, signed and dated (“Kay Nielsen 1923”) lower right, mounted, framed, and glazed (framed size 479 × 375 mm). Some minor toning; a fine and unfaded watercolour. £75,000 [154957]
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