Lot Essay
In 1933 Jack B. Yeats illustrated Padraic Colum's book of short stories The Big Tree of Bunlahy. Yeats illustrated the book with sixteen pictures, including the present work.
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The Big Tree of Bunlahy: 'Here's a coach and we'll go into it', said the young man
Details
Jack Butler Yeats, R.H.A. (1871-1957)
The Big Tree of Bunlahy: 'Here's a coach and we'll go into it', said the young man
signed 'JACK B YEATS' (lower right)
ink
8¼ x 9¾ in. (21 x 24.7 cm.)
Executed in 1933.
The Big Tree of Bunlahy: 'Here's a coach and we'll go into it', said the young man
signed 'JACK B YEATS' (lower right)
ink
8¼ x 9¾ in. (21 x 24.7 cm.)
Executed in 1933.
Provenance
with Dawson Gallery, Dublin.
Literature
P. Colum, The Big Tree of Bunlahy, New York, 1933, p. 39, illustrated.
H. Pyle, The Different Worlds of Jack B. Yeats His Cartoons and Illustrations, Dublin, 1994, p. 196, no. 1428.
H. Pyle, The Different Worlds of Jack B. Yeats His Cartoons and Illustrations, Dublin, 1994, p. 196, no. 1428.
Exhibited
London, Leger Gallery, Group Show, 1934.
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