Lot 157: Arnold Lobel (American, 1933-1987) "Ming Lo and his wife lived in a house at the bottom of a large mountain,"

"Ming Lo and his wife lived in a house at the bottom of a large mountain," illustration from Ming Lo Moves the Mountain (New York: Greenwillow Books, 1982).
Watercolor, ink and pencil.
24 x 52cm (9 7/16 x 20 1/2in).
Matted and framed.

Provenance: Crosby and George Bonsall.

With a copy of the printed book, signed by the author on the dedication page. Nathalie Babbitt noted in her review in the Washington Post that the mountain "has a sort of draped, implacable look to it as it looms on its haunches behind Min Lo's house, wearing a halo of mist. It is only peripherally derivative of Chinese painting, mainly it is Lobel." She found the book to be, like most of his efforts, "a splendid story, seemingly simple, but finally full of subtleties."