Sorry about that ungainly title. Today blog contributor David from Manhattan shares a scan of a book page graced with an original drawing by the illustrator Peter de Sève. This appears in David's fabulous personalized copy of the artist's new retrospective collection Local Fauna: The Art of Peter de Sève (2023).
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Perhaps you recognize the character—it's Scrat from the "Ice Age" movies—but do you recognize the context of his jump? How does one obtain such a desirable copy of this book anyway? David explains all:
So there you have it. Here's the original New Yorker's cover art "To the Sea!" as currently displayed at the Philippe Labaune Gallery:
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| "To the Sea!" Peter de Sève Original art The New Yorker, July 24, 2023 Photo by Claude Haber |
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| "To the Sea!" Peter de Sève The New Yorker, July 24, 2023 |
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| Image added September 30, 2023 |
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| https://www.philippelabaune.com/show/philippe-labaune-gallery-peter-de-seve---local-fauna |
Scrat, of course, is a popular character from the "Ice Age" franchise. For the sake of comparison, and to get an idea of contemporary book dealer pricing, here's a copy of A Sketchy Past: The Art of Peter de Sève (2009) from Borg Antiquarian of Lake Forest with another original drawing of the world's favorite acorn-collecting saber-toothed squirrel:
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| A self-portrait |
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| Peter de Sève AbeBooks listing accessed September 28, 2023 |
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| Peter de Sève AbeBooks item description |
Note: Once again, my thanks go to David from Manhattan for his wonderful scan and for providing the story behind it. This is the fifty-eighth Attempted Bloggery post he has contributed to. That's dedication for you.
Thanks also to Claude Haber for the gallery photograph. This is Claude's fourth contribution to the blog.
Just a reminder: You too can share your original art and sketches by Peter de Sève with the readers of this blog. Just send me a scan or two.
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