Arthur Rackham: Endpapers to The Compleat Angler by Izaac Walton

The endpaper to Arthur Rackham's 1931 illustrated edition of Izaak Walton's The Compleat Angler is a silhouette depicting two men fishing. He colored the origibal ink drawing with a sepia wash. The work was offered at Doyle New York on November 7 with an estimate of $7,000 to $10,000. It sold for just $4,410 with the buyer's premium. 

As published:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/THE-COMPLEAT-ANGLER-1931-Izaak-Walton-ARTHUR-RACKHAM-David-McKay-1st-Edition-/123044899852?_ul=IL

Arthur Rackham
Doyle New York sale of November 7, 2023

https://www.doyle.com/auction/lot/lot-330---arthur-rackhams-watercolors-for-the-endpapers-of-the-compleat-angler/?lot=1367365&so=0&st=&sto=0&au=8102&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=1&pp=96&pn=4&g=1

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