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Gianni Benvenuti
Princess and Prince, Hans Christian Andersen's Thumbelina Fairy Tales

1957

$3,500
£2,655.72
€3,036.58
CA$4,888.55
A$5,435.40
CHF 2,838.07
MX$66,162.10
NOK 36,212.51
SEK 33,929.39
DKK 22,662.54
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About the Item

Italian illustrator Gianni Benvenuti paints a charming fantasy scene. It's of an extreme closeup of a tiny crowned and winged Prince and Princess They are standing upright in a dandelion and set against a sky as blue as Robin's eggs and surrounded by other dandelions and flowers in proper space. Commissioned for Wonderful Short Stories" Thumbelina by Hans Christian Andersen, published in 1957. unsigned, unframed. The works looks better in person. The high-res photo brings out slight abrasions that are not visible to the human eye. The color is off a little bit. In reality the color is pure Robin's egg blue
  • Creator:
    Gianni Benvenuti (1926 - 2005, Italian)
  • Creation Year:
    1957
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    a few scuffs and small scratches mostly visible on close inspections otherwise color is strong, snappy and saturated.
  • Gallery Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU385313383082

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