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Winnie-the-Pooh (also known as Edward Bear, Pooh Bear or simply Pooh) is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne and English illustrator E. H. Shepard. Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story commissioned by London's Evening News for Christmas Eve 1925.
18 gru 2022 · Winnie the Pooh [Lot] These delightful illustrations are from the Sotheby’s catalogue pertaining to the auction of forty two items, ‘That sort of Bear’: E.H. Shepard’s Winnie-the-Pooh From the Collections of Stanley J Seeger and Christopher Cone, which will be held at New Bond Street in London on 17th December, 2008, writes Paul K.
Ernest Howard Shepard OBE MC (10 December 1879 – 24 March 1976) was an English artist and book illustrator. He is known especially for illustrations of the anthropomorphic animal and soft toy characters in The Wind in the Willows and Winnie-the-Pooh.
Explore the official, enchanting world of E. H. Shepard. Legendary illustrator of Winnie-the-Pooh, The Wind in the Willows, and Punch Magazine. Discover never-before-seen archives, exclusive content, and insights into his iconic legacy.
This original illustration is reproduced on page 159 of Winnie-the-Pooh and comprises a full-page illustration in the published volume. It represents one of the iconic images of Winnie-the-Pooh and comes from the final chapter in which Christopher Robin gives a Pooh party, and we say good-bye.
While the illustrations of Eeyore, Piglet, Kanga and Roo are very similar to the real toys, Shepard based his final drawings of Winnie-the-Pooh on a bear belonging to his own son, Graham. He described Growler as ‘a wonderful bear’ with ‘a comfortable air and the right waist measurement for Milne’s leading character.’.
Shepard’s own son Graham had a teddy bear named Growler that he carried around with him, and it was this bear in particular that inspired Shepard’s memorable Pooh bear. In order to follow Milne’s clear instructions for the illustrations, Shepard travelled to his country house on Cotchford Farm to observe the area which inspired Milne to ...
