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Lot 131
[ORIGINAL ARTWORK]. [KNIGHT, Hilary (b. 1926), artist]. "Kissin' Cousins" Original Unused Tempera Painting for an Album Cover. [N.p., ca. 1968].
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500
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$720
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[ORIGINAL ARTWORK]. [KNIGHT, Hilary (American, b. 1926), artist]. "Kissin' Cousins" Original Unused Tempera Painting for an Album Cover. [N.p., ca. 1968]. Tempera on vellum. Signed at lower right. Title and date from inscription on verso. Painting affixed to mat via tape on verso. Sight approximately 12 1/4 x 12". Mat size approximately 17 1/4 x 17 3/4". Wrinkling visible. Fine. A LOVELY PAINTING BY THE CO-CREATOR OF THE "ELOISE" SERIES OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS.
This psychedelic design was painted for an unspecified album cover. Knight created many illustrations for a variety of clients, including magazine covers, album covers, posters, etc. He is best known for his artwork with children's books, most importantly as co-creator of the Eloise books, written by Kay Thompson. He has also written several children's books. In 2015, HBO aired a documentary about him, It's Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise, produced and written by Lena Dunham.
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