Lot 406: Cecil Mary Leslie (1900-1982) Illustrations for

Cecil Mary Leslie (1900-1982) Illustrations for the book Sam Pig by Alison Uttley - six full colour drawings for record covers: Sam Pig in Love signed lower left "Cecil Leslie '64" watercolour 16 x 16cm Widdershins signed lower right "Cecil Leslie '64" watercolour 16 x 16cm Sam Pig Sam Pig with a Cow How Many Miles to Babylon ? Squirrel, Puppy and Kitten watercolour each 16 x 16cm four (4) The Sam Pig Story Book, a rough for the jacket cover watercolour 26 x 21cm 46 black and white drawings, all signed "Cecil Leslie", for what was probably The Sam Pig Story Book, i.e. a re-publication from the separate books pen and ink each 23 x 16cm Provenance: From the collection of Mrs Pauline Hunter Blair Cecil Mary Leslie (1900-1980) was an engraver, portrait painter, sculptor and illustrator. She studied at the Royal Academy Schools, and exhibited from 1923 until 1939 at the Royal Academy; the Society of Women Artists; the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts; the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool; the New English Art Club; the Royal Society of British Artists; the Royal Cambrian Academy; and the Royal Scottish Academy. Cecil Mary Leslie also exhibited in the USA, France, the Czech Republic, Holland, Australia and New Zealand. Her home was in Blakeney, Norfolk