Lot 223: NEILL, JOHN R[EA]. 1877-1943. Original pen-and-ink drawing, an unpublished illustration of a fairy on a dandelion, with drybrush over pencil,

NEILL, JOHN R[EA]. 1877-1943.
Original pen-and-ink drawing, an unpublished illustration of a fairy on a dandelion, with drybrush over pencil, 260 x 200 mm. Matted and framed.Although it is unknown for what use it was originally drawn, the picture was likely done in the 1920s, possibly for an Oz Book. The figure and her expression is reminiscent of Neill's drawings of Polychrome the Rainbow's Daughter. A faint pencil sketch of a bee can be seen to the right of the dandelion.