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Margaret Sweet Johnson
Dog and Wolf Fighting

c. 1930

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£611.64
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Artist: Margaret.S Johnson (American, 1893-1964) Title: Wolf and Dog fighting Year: Circa 1930 Medium: Ink drawing Signature: signed in pencil on the reverse Paper: Bainbridge Bristol Art Size image: 10.5 x 9 inches Size paper: 15 x 11 inches Condition: Excellent About the artist Margaret Sweet Johnson, and her mother Helen Lossing Johnson, were the authors and illustrators of wonderful children’s books featuring dogs, cats and horses. The pair collaborated on 17 books together, then after her mother’s death, Margaret wrote and illustrated 17 additional books of her own. The books written by the Johnsons are very popular today with dog collectors. They include general background information on the breed woven into the story, plus lots of beautiful pen and ink illustrations. Margaret Johnson was also a noted artist that did beautiful painting of dogs and other animals, she especially excelled in creating the original ink drawings that was used by the printer to illustrate her books. Her books and artwork are avidly collected by art and animal lovers.
  • Creator:
    Margaret Sweet Johnson (1893 - 1964, American)
  • Creation Year:
    c. 1930
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 22 in (55.88 cm)Width: 18.25 in (46.36 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    San Francisco, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 108161stDibs: LU66632780103

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