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[Crane, Walter] Original Walter Crane Pencil Mock-up for "The First of May: A Fairy Masque".

Crane, Walter.

275 x 250 mm. Twenty-three lines of manuscript and a wide border design at left depicting fairies and flowers, crescent moon, etc. for John R. Wise, The First of May: A Fairy Masque (London: Henry Sotheran, 1881). The First of May is considered one of Crane's most beautiful productions, heavily portraying Pre-Raphaelite influences. Sir Edward Burne-Jones was a great admirer of the volume. Very few leaves from Crane's picture book mockups have survived. The final illustrative rendering from this drawing appears in the book as plate IX. (see Item #571).

Price: $2,500.00Item #320