Arthur Rackham Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Arthur Rackham Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 05, 2025
Rackham, Arthur
Est: £400 - £600
Rackham, Arthur Mother Goose The Old Nursery Rhymes. London: William Heinemann, 1913. First edition, deluxe issue, one of 1130 copies signed and numbered by the artist, 4to, original white cloth lettered and decorated in gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, 13 tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue-guards, illustrations in text, a few text-leaves unopened, laid-in advertisement for an exhibition of Rackham's original watercolours for the work, spine toned, covers slightly marked, light spotting to endpapers, browning to half-title and final page of text
Lyon & Turnbull
Feb. 05, 2025
Rackham, Arthur
Est: £300 - £500
Rackham, Arthur Book of Pictures With an Introduction by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. London: William Heinemann, 1913. First edition, deluxe issue, one of 1030 copies signed and numbered by the artist, 4to, original white cloth lettered and decorated in gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, 44 tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue-guards, spine toned, pale mottling to sides, light spotting to endpapers
Lyon & Turnbull
Feb. 05, 2025
Rackham, Arthur
Est: £600 - £800
Rackham, Arthur [The Ring of the Niblung:] The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie [and:] Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods by Richard Wagner. Translated by Margaret Armour. London: William Heinemann, 1910-11. 2 works, first editions, signed limited issues, each one of 1150 copies signed by the artist, 4to, original vellum lettered and decorated in gilt, top edges gilt, others untrimmed, 34 and 30 tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue-guards, vellum mottled, ties perished (2)
Lyon & Turnbull
Jan. 30, 2025
Original illustration.- Rackham (Arthur) A pair of silhouettes, "What was it that ass Pilldoctor said?", pen and ink, [c.1920s]
Est: £800 - £1,200
Original illustration.- Rackham (Arthur) A pair of silhouettes, "What was it that ass Pilldoctor said?", pen and black ink, monochrome wash, heightened with white, signed lower centre, each silhouette with pen and brown ink inscription underneath, the silhouettes together 157 x 222 mm (6 1/4 x 8 1/4 in), under glass, some spotting and surface dirt, some toning and minor discolouration, framed, [circa 1920s] Literature: Rodney Engen, Arthur Rackham. London, 2002, p. 76
Forum Auctions - UK
Jan. 19, 2025
Arthur Rackham Illustrated + Signed, Numbered Book 1935
Est: $1,200 - $2,400
This book is titled Tales of Mystery And Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe, and it was illustrated by Arthur Rackham and published in London by George G. Harrap in 1935. It is a limited edition of only 460 copies ever published, it is number 336 of the 460 copies, and it is signed by Rackham on the limitation page. Edgar Allan Poe was one of the greatest mystery writers of all time, and Arthur Rackham (1867 - 1939) was an English artist who was one of the leading figures of the Golden Age of British book illustration, and his best known works include illustrations for Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. The book is done in vellum, with gilt lettering and gilt decorations on the spine, gilt lettering and a gilt image on the cover which shows a skeleton holding a dagger, ghoulish endpapers in black and white, the half-title, the limitation page signed by Rackham, the frontispiece with a captioned tissue guard, then the title page, the copyright page dated 1935, two pages of Contents (from 5 to 6), a list of Illustrations in color and in line (black and white) that run from pages 7 to 8, 318 pages of text, the top edge is gilt, and it is considered a first edition because there is only one date listed on the copyright page with no additional printings. The book measures 10 5/8 x 8 1/8 inches wide, and it is clean and tight inside. All twelve color plates and tissue guards are present, as well as the seventeen black and white line drawings. There are brown spots on the front and rear covers, the plates and tissue guards are very clean, as are the black and white drawings, there is a slight crease at one tip on the rear endpapers, and that’s it. A very desirable book illustrated by one of the best artists of all time. Size: 10 5/8 x 8 1/8 in. #5459
Sarasota Estate Auction
Jan. 04, 2025
Arthur Rackham Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens Lithograph Print
Est: $30 - $300
Frame measures 7 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches, Lithograph measures 4 1/2 x 7 inches.
Matthew Bullock Auctioneers
Dec. 12, 2024
ARTHUR RACKHAM (1867-1939) Sprite.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ARTHUR RACKHAM (1867-1939) Sprite. Illustration for the spine decoration of Tales From Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb (London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1909). Pencil and watercolor on board. 190x88 mm; 7½x3⅞ inches. Signed in lower left image. Tipped to mat. Holograph note on verso, "Sprite for cover, Lamb's Tales."
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 12, 2024
ARTHUR RACKHAM (1867-1939) Possible self-portrait.
Est: $600 - $900
ARTHUR RACKHAM (1867-1939) Possible self-portrait. Sketch of a man with round glasses, circa 1910. Pencil on paper, adhered to board. 177x114 mm; 6⅞x4½ inches. Unsigned. Provenance: Purchased in 1967 from a gallery in London along with lots 189 and 190.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 12, 2024
ARTHUR RACKHAM (1867-1939) The Eiger and Mönch from Mürren, Switzerland.
Est: $3,000 - $6,000
ARTHUR RACKHAM (1867-1939) The Eiger and Mönch from Mürren, Switzerland. Watercolor and pencil on board, circa 1895. 300x232 mm; 11¾x9⅛ inches. Signed in lower right image. Title from label on verso of original frame. Mürren is a village in the Bernese Highlands of Switzerland, and one of the popular tourist spots in Switzerland. The village features a view of the three towering mountains Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau, constituting one of the most emblematic sights of the Swiss Alps.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 05, 2024
Arthur Rackham A List of Books Illustrated by Him. Presentation Copy With Drawing
Est: $800 - $1,200
[Rackham, Arthur] Coykendall, Frederick, and Martin Birnbaum. Arthur Rackham A List of Books Illustrated by Him Privately printed by William Edmund Rudge, Mount Vernon, New York, 1922. First edition, one of 175 copies. Co-author Frederick Coykendall's copy inscribed to him by Rackham with a drawing, dated July 7, 1923. Additionally inscribed by co-author Martin Birnbaum to Coykendall, also with a sketch, presumably by Birnbaum. Cream paper covered boards, stamped in gilt, extremities lightly rubbed, some darkening toward edges; light offsetting to front endpaper. A wonderful association copy of this scarce book, the privately printed and first bibliography of English illustrator Arthur Rackham. Inscribed to co-author and book collector Frederick Coykendall by Rackham, and also by co-author and New York art dealer Martin Birnbaum (1878-1970). This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Freeman’s | Hindman
Dec. 05, 2024
Arthur Rackham (British, 1867–1939) Hey! Up the chimney, lass! Hey after you!, 1907
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Arthur Rackham (British, 1867–1939) Hey! Up the chimney, lass! Hey after you!, 1907 watercolor signed Arthur Rackham '07 (lower left) 13 x 9 in. (33 x 22.9cm) This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Freeman’s | Hindman
Dec. 02, 2024
Arthur Rackham (English, 1867-1939) AN ELDERLY MAN CARRYING A PISTOL AND A CHAMBER CANDLESTICK, 1904
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Arthur Rackham (English, 1867-1939) AN ELDERLY MAN CARRYING A PISTOL AND A CHAMBER CANDLESTICK, 1904 ink and watercolour signed and dated lower right h:10.50 w:7 in. Provenance: Ewbank's, 26 March 1998, lot 374; Private collection Arthur Rackham RWS (19 September 1867 – 6 September 1939) was an English book illustrator. He is recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. His work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolour, a technique he developed due to his background as a journalistic illustrator. Rackham's 51 colour pieces for the early American tale Rip Van Winkle became a turning point in the production of books since – through colour-separated printing – it featured the accurate reproduction of colour artwork. His best-known works also include the illustrations for Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm.
Whyte's
Nov. 07, 2024
Arthur Rackham (1867-1939 Illustrator) and Charles Seddon Evans (1883-1944 Editor), THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
Est: $300 - $400
Arthur Rackham (1867-1939 Illustrator) and Charles Seddon Evans (1883-1944 Editor) THE SLEEPING BEAUTY 4to., 1st edition, 110pp., numbered 331/625 and signed by the artist, profusely illustrated in silhouette throughout including frontispiece and title page, with a colour tipped in plate, pages with gilt top and deckle edged fore and bottom edges in gilt tooled vellum boards Estimate: $300—400 CAD
Waddington's
Nov. 07, 2024
RACKHAM, ARTHUR: William Shakespeare: "A midsummernight's dream".
Est: CHF100 - CHF200
RACKHAM, ARTHUR (London 1867 - 1939 Limpsfield) : William Shakespeare: "A midsummernight's dream", William Heinemann, London 1908. Mit Textillustrationen und 40 montierten Farbabbildungen auf Tafeln. 134 S. Leineneinband mit vergoldetem Rücken- und Deckeltitel sowie goldgeprägter Deckelvignette, Lex.-8ø
Dobiaschofsky Auktionen AG
Oct. 17, 2024
ARTHUR RACKHAM, FIVE FAIRY SCENE PRINTS
Est: $10 - $40
ARTHUR RACKHAM, FIVE FAIRY SCENE PRINTS
Albion Antique Auction Centre
Sep. 19, 2024
Arthur Rackham (British, 1867 - 1939), A drawing of two girls
Est: £200 - £400
Arthur Rackham (British, 1867 - 1939) A drawing of two girls Pencil and gouache on paper Signed and dated '97' bottom left Dimensions: (Frame) 13.5 in. (H) x 13 in. (W) (Paper) 8 in. (H) x 7 in. (W)
Sloane Street Auctions
Sep. 15, 2024
ATTRIBUTED TO ARTHUR RACKHAM "RIP VAN WINKLE" INK ON VELLUM
Est: -
Attributed To Arthur Rackham (1867 - 1939) "Rip Van Winkle" Ink on Vellum. Artist: Attrib Arthur Rackham Title: "Rip Van Winkle" Medium: Ink on Vellum Signature Type: Unsigned Keywords: Illustration, children's book; Ref: BD1043
Bradford's
Sep. 13, 2024
ARTHUR RACKHAM ELF KARIKATURDARSTELLUNGEN VON ORCHESTERMUSI
Est: €4,500 - €9,000
ARTHUR RACKHAM 1867 London - 1939 Limpsfield ELEVEN CARICATURES OF ORCHESTRAL MUSICIANS AND CONDUCTORS. 1919 Pencil, ink and watercolours on paper. Various sizes, the largest with the cellist 9.5 x 8.5 cm (R. 54.5 x 66 cm). Each monogrammed and dated. Each browned, musician with pig with crease. Framed behind glass and in passepartout. ARTHUR RACKHAM 1867 London - 1939 Limpsfield ELF KARIKATURDARSTELLUNGEN VON ORCHESTERMUSIKERN UND DIRIGENT. 1919 Bleistift, tinte und aquarelle auf Papier. Verschiedene Größen, die größte mit dem Cellisten. Jew. monogrammiert und datiert. Jew. gebräunt, Musiker mit Schwein mit Knickspure. Hinter Glas und im Passepartout gerahmt.
Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
Jul. 11, 2024
[Arthur Rackham] | A drawing of two silhouettes, with manuscript captions ("Pilldoctor")
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
[Arthur Rackham] A drawing of two Sillhouettes ("Pilldoctor") 157 x 224mm. (frame 458 x 402mm.), pen and ink, with white gouache highlights, with two manuscript captions, mounted, framed, and glazed, foxing, some chips to frame "Rackham was a master of pen and ink sillhouettes. It was a technique eagerly embraced by publishers especially after the war since the costs of printing in just black and white were greatly reduced.... [Rackham] even lectured on the technique at the London Art Workers' Guild in 1919" (Engen). LITERATURE: Rodney Engen, Arthur Rackham. London, 2002, p. 76
Sotheby's
Jul. 04, 2024
ARTHUR RACKHAM UNDINE SIGNED LIMITED EDITION sm
Est: $300 - $400
ARTHUR RACKHAM UNDINE SIGNED LIMITED EDITION LEONARD JOEL DELIVERY SIZE: SMALL
Leonard Joel
Jun. 20, 2024
ARTHUR RACKHAM (1867-1939) "The birds show the young man the white dove's nest."
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
ARTHUR RACKHAM (1867-1939) "The birds show the young man the white dove's nest." Illustration for the Portuguese story, "What Came of Picking Flowers," published in The Allies Fairy Book (London: Willam Heinemann, 1916). Watercolor and ink on paper. 9 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches. Signed and dated in lower left image. In the trunk and branches of a tree there rests a nest of the White Dove with its single egg; around it are perched a dozen strange and brightly colored birds who watch the advance of a youth whose head and shoulders can be seen as he climbs the tree.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 20, 2024
Rackham (Arthur, Illustrated). The Ring of the Niblung: London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1939
Est: £200 - £300
Rackham (Arthur, Illustrated). The Ring of the Niblung: London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1939 Rackham (Arthur, Illustrated). The Ring of the Niblung: The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie and Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods, by Richard Wagner, translated by Margaret Amour, London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1939, 48 colour plates including frontispieces, black and white illustrations, pictorial endpapers, edges foxed (occasionally encroaching into margins), original teal cloth, dust jacket present, edges frayed and chipped in places, tear to head of spine with associated slight loss to front panel, 4to, together with Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J.M. Barrie, New Edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, circa 1912, 50 colour plates, with printed tissue guards, 7 black and white plates (one detached), free endpapers toned, original gilt decorated green cloth (gilt to spine slightly dulled), 4to, plus Some British Ballads, London: Constable & Co., circa 1920, 16 tipped-in colour plates, rough-trimmed edges foxed, original gilt decorated blue cloth, spine faintly sunned, 8vo, and four other illustrated books comprising: The Book of Old English Songs and Ballads, illustrated by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale, [1915]; Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman, illustrated by Margaret Cook, 1913; Shakespeare's Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, illustrated by W. Hatherell, [1913]; and The Work of George W. Joy, 1904, (preliminaries loose), all 4to QTY: (7)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jun. 20, 2024
Rackham (Arthur, 1867-1939). Peter Pan, large colour photo reproduction illustrations
Est: £200 - £300
Rackham (Arthur, 1867-1939). Peter Pan, large colour photo reproduction illustrations * Rackham (Arthur, 1867-1939). Peter Pan, large colour photo reproduction illustrations from Rackham's Peter Pan Portfolio, 10 plates of 12 from Rackham's Peter Pan Portfolio, (lacking: At the Fairies Ball and Fairies Never Say We Feel Happy), each roughly 36 x 27.5 cm, laid down and mounted, (52.5 x 43 cm) QTY: (10)
Dominic Winter Auctions
May. 09, 2024
Rackham (Arthur) Original illustration for the upper cover and title of 'Tales from Shakespeare', pen and ink, [c.1909]
Est: £300 - £400
Rackham (Arthur) Original illustration for the upper cover and title of 'Tales from Shakespeare', pen and black ink on tracing paper, over traces of pencil, the central section cut-out, sheet 245 x 190 mm (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in), nicks and tears to the extremities, handling creases, minor surface dirt, hinged into mount with central section with additional mount cut-out, unframed, [circa 1909] Provenance: Sale. Sotheby's, London, Illustrated and Private Press Books, 17th to 19th June 1987, lot 829 [part lot]; acquired by Chris Beetles, London; Collection of Colin White; by descent to the present owners, London
Forum Auctions - UK
Apr. 21, 2024
Arthur Rackham, Fifteen Prints from Undine
Est: $200 - $400
From the 1909 edition, each signed in the plate and tipped in. Dimensions: each sheet is 9 3/4" x 7". Provenance: From a local collection.
Locati LLC
Apr. 06, 2024
ARTHUR RACKHAM WATERCOLOR, SPRING
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
RACKHAM, Arthur (British, 1867-1939). Spring. Watercolor and pencil on paper. Signed lower left: "Arthur Rackham" c.1905. 5 6/8” x 8 1/2” sheet; 13 x 17 1/4” framed. Provenance: Mrs. Lucy Stephens, artist and fellow resident of Primrose Hill Studios (according to a typed label on the frame verso. This picture was obtained from her descendant). An unpublished allegory of springtime. Notes on the verso give it the title “Spring” and include the address of Primrose Hill Studios where Rackham lived from 1905-1906 and where he later leased studio space. Born in London, Arthur Rackham took an interest in illustration early on. He studied at the Lambeth School of Art. He began working as an illustrator and reporter for The Westminster Budget in 1892, and by 1893, he was already finding work illustrating books. Arthur Rackham illustrated over ninety books in his lifetime, primarily classics and fairy tales. In his illustrations, Rackham sought to combine elements from works by Northern Renaissance artists he revered like Albrecht Dürer and Albrecht Altdorfer as well as popular contemporary motifs like that of the Art Nouveau movement. Among his other famous book illustrations are Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (1900), Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (1906), Alice in Wonderland (1907) and The Romance of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table (1917). He won awards at expositions in Milan and Barcelona in his lieftime, and his imaginative works were even exhibited at the Louvre in 1914.
Arader Galleries
Apr. 04, 2024
RACKHAM (Arthur)
Est: £200 - £300
RACKHAM (Arthur) Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures, 1913, Heinemann, 4to, signed limited edition no. 922/1030 copies, tipped in colour plates, very slight foxing to guards, cloth gilt, spine darkened, slip case
Cheffins
Mar. 21, 2024
Rackham (Arthur) Aesop's Fables, one of 1450 copies signed and numbered by artist, 1912.
Est: £200 - £300
Rackham (Arthur) Aesop's Fables, one of 1450 copies signed and numbered by artist, half-title, tipped-in colour frontispiece and 12 tipped-in colour plates, captioned tissue-guards, illustrations (many full-page), scattered faint spotting, original cloth, gilt, lightly sunned spine, slight spotting and rubbing, fractional bumping to corners and extremities, 4to, 1912.
Forum Auctions - UK
Mar. 16, 2024
[Arthur RACKHAM]. FORT (Paul). Le livre des ballades.
Est: €100 - €150
Paris, H. Piazza, 1921. In-4 (31 x 24), demi-veau à coins, dos lisse orné, plats fermés d’un filet estampé à froid, tranche de tête dorée. Couvertures conservés. Ill. de. 14 pl. coul. de Rackham. Tirage limité à 1.300 ex. (n°444). Dos lég. solarisé et petites taches au 1er plat, sinon intérieur d’une grande fraicheur.
Lhomme
Mar. 16, 2024
[Arthur RACKHAM]. ARNOUX (Alexandre). La légende du roi Arthur et des chevaliers de la table ronde.
Est: €150 - €200
Paris, H. Piazza, s.d. [1920]. In-4 (30,5 x 24), demi chagrin rouge à coins, dos à 5 nerfs, plats fermés d’un double filet estampé à froid. Un des 1500 exemplaires numérotés sur Japon (n°75). Ill. de 16 compositions gravées hors-texte en couleurs, avec serpentes légendées, 6 hors-texte et 60 bandeaux, lettrines et culs-de-lampe en noir par Arthur Rackham. Couv. conservées. Rel. très lég. défraichie (coiffes et coins lég. émoussés), sinon bon exemplaire.
Lhomme
Feb. 15, 2024
Rackham (Arthur) ["Dick Whittington"], an original silhouette illustration for pp. 31 and 32 from "The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book...", pen and ink, [c. 1933]
Est: £500 - £700
Rackham (Arthur) ["Dick Whittington"], an original silhouette illustration for pp. 31 and 32 from "The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book...", brush and india ink, on cream wove paper, sheet 250 x 155 mm (9 3/4 x 6 1/8 in), numerous owners' inscriptions verso, unframed, [circa 1933] Provenance: Private collection, London
Forum Auctions - UK
Feb. 15, 2024
Rackham (Arthur) Original design for the upper cover illustration of 'Undine', pen and ink, 1909
Est: £300 - £500
Rackham (Arthur) Original design for the upper cover illustration of 'Undine', black chalk and pencil on cream paper, sheet 230 x 170 mm (9 x 6 3/4 in), under glass, spotting and surface dirt, framed, [circa 1909] Provenance: Private collection, London Exhibited: Sheffield City Art Galleries, Arthur Rackham, December 1979 to April 1980, no. 85
Forum Auctions - UK
Feb. 15, 2024
Rackham (Arthur) "The Decorations for the Prince's visit to Chester", an original illustration, pen and ink, [c. 1893]
Est: £150 - £200
Rackham (Arthur) "The Decorations for the Prince's visit to Chester", an original illustration, pen and black ink, sheet 230 x 170 mm (9 x 6 3/4 in), under glass, spotting and surface dirt, framed, [circa 1893] Provenance: Private collection, London Exhibited: Sheffield City Art Galleries, Arthur Rackham, December 1979 to April 1980, no. 5
Forum Auctions - UK
Jan. 19, 2024
Arthur Rackham Biographies, Group of Three Books, H 11.25" W 9" 3 pcs
Est: $75 - $150
Two copies of "Arthur Rackham His Life and Work" by Dereck Hudson, 1960 & 1973 reprint. Along with "Arthur Rackham A Biography" by James Hamilton, 1990. Each clothbound with dust jackets. Provenance: Property from a Franklin, MI private collector
DuMouchelles
Dec. 14, 2023
ARTHUR RACKHAM "Some beautiful young women sat twining wreaths of flowers."
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
ARTHUR RACKHAM "Some beautiful young women sat twining wreaths of flowers." Illustration published on page 111 in "The Three Golden Apples" of A Wonder Book by Nathaniel Hawthorne (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1922). Watercolor, pen, and ink over graphite on board. 279x406 mm; 11x16 inches. Matted and framed to 25x19 3/4 inches. Signed and dated "A Rackham 14" in lower left corner. Hawthorne's A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys is a collection of six stories within a story in which Eustace Bright, a Williams College student, recounts the legends to a group of children. The tales are modernized versions of ancient Greek myths. "The Three Golden Apples" is the retelling of Hercules' search for three golden apples that grew in the garden of the Hesperides. The "beautiful young women" in the story refer to the Hesperides, the nymphs of the evening and sunsets. Their days are spent singing and guarding the golden apple tree in Queen Hera's apple orchard. The published illustration comprised of four figures; it appears the fourth was later painted over. Provenance: A present from Katherine Miller to her daughter Mable 'Polly' Miller on her 11th birthday in 1938. Has remained in the family until now. From verso: "11th bday - May 1938. The Three Beautiful Maidens twining wreaths - whom Hercules met while on a journey looking for the three golden apples in the garden of Hesperides. (Originally a 4th maiden - later painted out.)"
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 14, 2023
ARTHUR RACKHAM "Sigfried sees himself in the stream."
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
ARTHUR RACKHAM "Sigfried sees himself in the stream." Illustration published in Sigfried and The Twilight of the Gods by Richard Wagner, translated by Margaret Armour (London: William Heinemann; New York: Doubleday Page & Co., 1911). Watercolor, pen, and ink over graphite on board. 279x406 mm; 11x16 inches. Matted to 25x19 3/4 inches. Signed and dated "A Rackham 14" in lower left image. Siegfried and The Twilight of the Gods are the final two operas of Wagner's four-opera cycle, collectively called "Der Ring des Nibelungen" ("The Ring of the Nibelung"). Inspired by the legends of Norse mythology, the work follows an epic story that chronicles the struggles of gods, heroes and mythical creatures. Rackham created thirty illustrations for Siegfried and The Twilight of the Gods, and is widely considered Rackham's most impressive work. This work is a good example of the artist's haunting aesthetic, through his use of subdued colors and fine lines. Provenance: A present from Katherine Miller to her daughter Mable 'Polly' Miller on her 11th birthday in 1938. Has remained in the family until now.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 14, 2023
Rackham (Arthur, 1867-1939). The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse, circa 1912
Est: £300 - £500
Rackham (Arthur, 1867-1939). The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse, circa 1912 * Rackham (Arthur, 1867-1939). The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse, circa 1912, pen and ink on paper, depicting two mice, one dressed very smartly, the other scruffy looking with big boots, holding a large knife, some overall spotting,10.2 x 21 cm, Chris Beetles label to verso, mounted, framed and glazed (27.5 x 34.5 cm) QTY: (1) NOTE: This drawing is an original study produced for V S Vernon-Jones the translator of Aesop's Fables, published in 1912 by William Heinemann, it appears on page 112. Exhibited: Chris Beetles, The British Art of Illustration 1780-1993, no. 131.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Dec. 14, 2023
Rackham (Arthur, 1867-1939). Studious Demeanour, pencil on paper
Est: £300 - £500
Rackham (Arthur, 1867-1939). Studious Demeanour, pencil on paper * Rackham (Arthur, 1867-1939). Studious Demeanour, pencil on paper, depicting a spectacled young woman fully dressed laying on the floor, 28 x 38 cm, Chris Beetles label to verso, mounted framed and glazed (46.5 x 62 cm) QTY: (1) NOTE: According to Richard Riall, the lady in the picture was Rackham's mistress. Provenance: The Estate of Barbara Edwards, the daughter of the artist. Exhibited: Chris Beetles Gallery, The British Art of Illustration, 1800-1995, no. 525.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Dec. 14, 2023
Rackham (Arthur, 1867-1939). Spanish Man on Donkey, pencil on paper
Est: £200 - £400
Rackham (Arthur, 1867-1939). Spanish Man on Donkey, pencil on paper * Rackham (Arthur, 1867-1939). Spanish Man on Donkey, pencil on paper, depicting a man wearing a wide brimmed hat, sitting astride a donkey, 17.8 x 12.7 cm, Chris Beetles label to verso, mounted framed and glazed (40 x 31 cm) QTY: (1) NOTE: Provenance: The Estate of Barbara Edwards, the daughter of the artist. Exhibited: Chris Beetles Gallery, The British Art of Illustration, 1800-1995, no. 508.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Dec. 14, 2023
Rackham (Arthur, 1867-1939). An archive of photographs and ephemera
Est: £200 - £300
Rackham (Arthur, 1867-1939). An archive of photographs and ephemera * Rackham (Arthur, 1867-1939). An archive of photographs, ephemera, articles etc relating to the production of Richard Riall's A New Bibliography of Arthur Rackham, 1994, including 17 photographs and photographic prints a few duplicates, including a studio portrait by Arthur Langton of Belgravia, circa 1895, and others 1920's-30's, various sizes, a booklet/prospectus for 'The Illustrations of Arthur Rackham' by William Heinemann, circa 1910, 'Costume through the Ages. A Series of Six Beautiful Water-Colour Drawings by Arthur Rackham', Maggs Bros., London, [1938], 'Catalogue of the Arthur Rackham Memorial Exhibition', The Leicester Galleries, December 1939, a few dealer catalogues, facsimile colour illustrations, articles, press cuttings etc, contained in sleeves ring-bound in a blue folder, together with proof copy with unbound sheets of the bibliography and Richard Riall's personal copy of the bibliography, inscribed QTY: (3)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Dec. 14, 2023
Rackham (Arthur, 1867-1939). Two original illustrations, 1898
Est: £200 - £300
Rackham (Arthur, 1867-1939). Two original illustrations, 1898 * Rackham (Arthur, 1867-1939). Two original illustrations, 1898, each pen and ink, the first on paper laid onto board, depicting a seated woman spinning yarn, two children near her, and a Tyrolean village scene behind her, paper toned, some creasing where paper has been laid down, signed and dated lower right, artist's name and address in pencil to verso, the second on artist's board depicting another Tyrolean village scene, goats with bells around their necks being herded through the village, signed and dated to lower left, some spotting to image, artist's name and address in pencil to verso, each approximately 30 x 20 cm QTY: (2)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Dec. 06, 2023
Arthur Rackham RWS (1867-1939)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Arthur Rackham RWS (1867-1939) 'The Beggars are Coming to Town' signed and dated 1912 lower left watercolour with bodycolour 18 x 25cm Provenance: Chris Beetles Ltd, London Exhibited: Chris Beetles, The British Art of Illustration 1800-1997, no. 255; The Fine Art Society, The Fine Art of Illustration, 2-27 July 2001
Cheffins
Nov. 14, 2023
RACKHAM (ARTHUR) 'Sieglinde prepares Hunding's draught'
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
RACKHAM (ARTHUR) 'Sieglinde prepares Hunding's draught', signed and dated 'Arthur Rackham 1910' (lower left), watercolour and ink, on paper, laid on card, mounted, glazed and framed, image 250 x 125mm., sheet 275 x 148mm.
Bonhams
Nov. 12, 2023
ATTRIBUTED TO ARTHUR RACKHAM (UK, 1867-1939)
Est: $500 - $700
Long Panoramic View of a Verdant Summer Woodland, watercolor on illustration board, from a low (animal's?) point of view. The empty landscape contains no creatures, may possibly be a design for an oleo (moving) backdrop for a children's show, ca. 1930s, unsigned, what may be a later pencil inscription in the lower margin reads: "SCI-434-47A-54 = 984". Housed in a metallic green metal casement frame, matted under plexiglass, OS: 17" x 80", SS: 10" x 73", scuffs to plexiglass on right side over mat.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Nov. 07, 2023
Arthur Rackham's watercolors for the endpapers of The Compleat Angler
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
RACKHAM, ARTHUR Original pen and ink drawing for the endpapers of Arthur Rackham's illustrated edition of The Compleat Angler, 1923. 12 1/4 x 20 inches (41 x 50 cm); pen and india ink on watercolor paper with a sepia wash, signed (l.r.), the drawing laid to board, probably as presented by the artist (as the sepia extends in places to the card mount). About fine. Framed. The work was published by George C. Harrap in 1931.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 18, 2023
ARTHUR RACKHAM (BRITISH 1867-1939), MOUNTAIN STREAM
Est: £500 - £700
ARTHUR RACKHAM (BRITISH 1867-1939)MOUNTAIN STREAM Ink and pen, heightened with whiteSigned and dated '99' (to bend in stream lower left) titled (lower right)11.5 x 17.5cm (4½ x 6¾ in.)Provenance:Chris Beetles Ltd., London Private Collection, Peter Gore Literature:Sir Edward Grey, Fly Fishing, Haddon Hall Library Series, 1899
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 10, 2023
Arthur RACKHAM
Est: £200 - £300
Arthur RACKHAM Arthur RACKHAM (ill): 1- The Ring Of The Niblung: The Rhinegold And The Valkyrie Plus: Siegfried And The Twilight Of The Gods (Two volumes in One). Heinemann, 1939, 1st. Edn. Thus. 4to. 48 colour plates; 2- Ibsen- PEER GYNT. Harrap, 1936, 1st. Edn; 3- Swinburne- The Springtide of Life: Poems of Childhood. Heinemann, 1918, 1st. Edn (2 copies); 4- The Ingoldsby Legends. Dent, 1898, 1st. Edn. & 1908 (2 copies); 5- Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (1925); 6- A Dish of Apples. (1921); 7- The Allies Fairy Book. (1916); 8- Rackham's Color Illustrations for Wagner's "Ring". NY, 1979; 9- The Peradventures of Private Pagett. 1911; 10- Latimore & Haskell: Arthur Rackham a Bibliography. Los Angeles, 1936, Limited edition, #325 of 550 copies; 11- Riall, R: New Bibliography of Arthur Rackham. 1994, 1st; 12- Hudson, D: Arthur Rackham. His life and work. 1960, 1st. DW. (14)
Sworders
Oct. 05, 2023
Rackham (Arthur), Attributed to. "The old man and the flea...", from Aesop's Fables, original illustration, pen and ink, 1912.
Est: £350 - £450
Rackham (Arthur), Attributed to. "The old man and the flea...", from Aesop's Fables, original illustration, pen and black ink, watercolour, signed and dated within the image and title inscribed underneath, on artist's board, image 250 x 190 mm (9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in), some surface dirt to extremities, unframed, 1913 Provenance: Sale. Dominic Winter, Modern First Editions Children's & Illustrated Books, 16th December 2004, lot 316
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