Original Watercolor Artworks from Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' Head to Auction
Two original watercolor paintings created for Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' are being offered at auction. The artworks were produced as illustrations for a limited-edition publication released approximately ten years after the initial publication of Kipling's famous collection of Indian wilderness tales. The auction presents a rare opportunity to acquire these significant pieces of literary illustration history.
Key facts
- Two original watercolor paintings are being auctioned
- The artworks illustrate Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book'
- They were created for a limited-edition book of illustrations
- The illustrated book was published nearly a decade after the original story collection
- The stories are set in India
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Locations
- India