ID 1422666
Lot 132 | BEATRIX POTTER (1866-1943)
Estimate value
$ 6 000 – 8 000
Studies of mice
pencil and watercolor on paper
97/8 x 61/4 in. (25 x 15.8 cm)
Nine sketches depicting two or more different mice on a single sheet. Beatrix Potter studied many animals from life; she drew these mice in naturalistic poses on their hind legs and from a variety of angles. Their faces and gestures are reminiscent of Hunca Munca and Tom Thumb in The Tale of Two Bad Mice.
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