Lot 142
Arnold Lobel
(American, 1933–1987)
Study for 'We look brave' said Frog. 'Yes but are we?' asked Toad
Sale 2107 - Collections of an Only Child: Seventy Years a Bibliophile, the Library of Justin G. Schiller
Dec 5, 2024
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Lot Description
Arnold Lobel
(American, 1933–1987)
Study for 'We look brave' said Frog. 'Yes but are we?' asked Toad
graphite on opaque tracing paper
13 1/8 x 9 3/4 in. (33.3 x 24.7 cm)
This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Provenance
From the collection of Justin G. Schiller
Literature
Arnold Lobel, Frog and Toad Together, Harper & Row, New York, 1972 p. 43
Arnold Lobel, The Frog and Toad Coloring Book, Harper & Row, New York, 1981
Note
This is an original study which appeared as a finished illustration in the chapter "Dragons and Giants" in Lobel's Frog and Toad Together (1972), as well as in his The Frog and Toad Coloring Book, under the title "Frog and Toad look in the mirror" (1981).
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