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Henry Patrick Clarke 'Harry' (1889-1931)
"The Little Robber Girl"
'She's fat - she is pretty - she is fed on nut kernels!' said the old robber woman, who had a very long matted beard and shaggy eyebrows that hung down over her eyes. 'She's as good as a little pet lamb. How I shall relish her'
signed 'Harry/Clarke', signed and inscribed as title on the reverse; watercolour and bodycolour heightened with gum arabic
18¾ x 12¾in.
"The Little Robber Girl"
'She's fat - she is pretty - she is fed on nut kernels!' said the old robber woman, who had a very long matted beard and shaggy eyebrows that hung down over her eyes. 'She's as good as a little pet lamb. How I shall relish her'
signed 'Harry/Clarke', signed and inscribed as title on the reverse; watercolour and bodycolour heightened with gum arabic
18¾ x 12¾in.
Literature
Illustrated in Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales, London, 1916, op. p. 156 (The Snow Queen).