Lot 230: NEILL, JOHN R[EA]. 1877-1943. Original pen-and ink drawing, "The Hungry Tiger," with drybrush drawing over pencil,

NEILL, JOHN R[EA]. 1877-1943.
Original pen-and ink drawing, "The Hungry Tiger," with drybrush drawing over pencil, 155 x 205 mm, signed with monogram, lower right corner. Matted and framed.Unpublished illustration The Wonder City of Oz (1940).The Hungry Tiger first appeared in L. Frank Baum's Ozma of Oz (1907) and quickly became one of the most beloved of Oz characters. He looks uncharacteristically fierce here.