"Yes, it's the talisman", original art work by Charles Folkard depicting a hobgoblin

Charles Folkard (ill)

Publication Date: 1928

About this Item

'"Yes, it's the talisman," repeated Sato, dancing with excitement', 1928, gouache, depicting a hobgoblin prancing in front of an owl, monogrammed lower right, 31 x 21 cm (12.25 x 8.25 ins), mounted, framed and glazed. Provenance: From the artist's studio and thence by descent. Original illustration for The Troubles of a Gnome by Zofja Kossak-Szczucka, translated from the Polish by Monica M. Gardner, published by A. & C. Black in 1928, this painting differs slightly from that finally published. Zofia Kossak-Szczucka (1889-1968) was a Polish writer and World War II resistance fighter who assisted Polish Jews to escape the Holocaust. In 1943 she was arrested by the Germans and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp, but survived the war. Seller Inventory # ABE-1600731827191

Bibliographic Details

Title: "Yes, it's the talisman", original art work ...

Publication Date: 1928

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition.