Artist: E(rnest) H(oward) Shepard (British, 1879 - 1976). Title: "Winnie the Pooh and Piglet". Medium: Watercolor and pen drawing on paper. Date: Composed c1945. Dimensions: Overall size: 11 1/16 x 8 3/16 in. (281 x 208 mm). Lot Note(s): Signed lower right. Cream wove paper. Good to fair condition; foxing and creasing overall; a repaired tear in the edge near the signature but nowhere near the image; affixed to a support sheet; a good candidate for conservation. Comment(s): Shepard would occasionally revisit his favorite characters in the form of drawings given to relatives, friends, and other artists, as in our example of one of his classic images. Image copyright © The Disney Corporation and Dutton Children's Books. [30103-2-4000]