Lot Essay
This illustration is an unpublished work for Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales, in which the mirror depicts a self portrait of the artist
Details
Harry Clarke (1889-1931)
The Little Mermaid
signed and dated 'Harry Clarke/1914'; pen and black ink and watercolour 11½ x 8in.
The Little Mermaid
signed and dated 'Harry Clarke/1914'; pen and black ink and watercolour 11½ x 8in.
Provenance
Walter Clarke (the artist's brother) and then by descent
Literature
An unpublished illustration to Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales, in which the mirror depicts a self-portrait of the Artist. (See Nicola Gordon Bowe, Life and Work of Harry Clarke, 1989, p.257
Exhibited
Dublin, The Douglas Hyde Gallery, Trinity College, Harry Clarke, 1979, no. 22
The Fine Art Society, Spring '86 catalogue, no. 8
The Fine Art Society, Spring '86 catalogue, no. 8