i) "The Little Mermaid" [reproduced on p. 221 of Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen], 300 by 305mm., signed lower left "ARackham", some spotting and soiling; ii) "But he has nothing on at all!" [reproduced within Arthur Rackham's Fairy Book], 235 by 167mm., signed lower left "Arthur Rackham", some light spotting; both ink drawings

Exhibited: "Arthur Rackham - Illustrations Drawings and Watercolours" (Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield; Bristol City Art Gallery and Museum; Victoria and Albert Museum), December 1979 - April 1980, item 64 (second piece only)

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Two black and white drawings from Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen (first published in 1932) or Arthur Rackham's Fairy Book (first published in 1933).