Lot 96293: DARRELL K. SWEET (American, 1934) The Slaying of

DARRELL K. SWEET (American, 1934) The Slaying of Glaurung, The J. R. R. Tolkien Calendar preliminary illustration, 1982 Watercolor and pencil on board 12 x 12.5 in. Not signed This preliminary study was done for the finished illustration that appeared as the month of January in the J. R. R. Tolkien Calendar, Ballantine, 1982. From an Important California Collection.