Sale 22JK02 | Lot 95

ELIOT, T. S. [Pencil Drawings of a Cat, Bear, Giraffe, and Other Creatures].

Catalogue: The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation
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ELIOT, T. S. [Pencil Drawings of a Cat, Bear, Giraffe, and Other Creatures].

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Lot 95
ELIOT, T. S. [Pencil Drawings of a Cat, Bear, Giraffe, and Other Creatures].
With an ink note by Morley Kennerley: "Drawn by T. S. Eliot in Book Committee, 29 June, 1938, M. K." Sheet measures 8 1/8 x 9 7/8 inches (20.5 x 25.25 cm); Pencil drawing, sheet laid down on board, framed, xeroxed auction catalogue description on back of frame. A bit of smudging, old folds, lower left corner torn off, probably by Eliot, the paper bright and clean.

A rare association between T. S. Eliot and his close friend and colleague at Faber and Faber, Morley Kennerley. Apparently doodled during office hours while in a book committee meeting, this charming example of T. S. Eliot's anthropomorphic animal drawing is reminiscent of his classic illustrated book of poems Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. This was drawn in the year before that book's publication.


C The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation

Estimate: $600 - $800
Sold for $504 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $600 - $800
Sold for $504 (includes buyer's premium)
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The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation

Thu, Sep 15, 2022 at 10am EDT