Crabs fighting

by Howard J. Shannon

$500 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

Signed

14 x 6 inches. Fine. Item #266995 Howard J. Shannon was a naturalist, author, and illustrator in the late 19th and early 20th century. He is well known for his book entitled Book of the Seashore 1935 . This specific piece is paint on board of two blue crabs fighting under the water surrounded by other crustaceans and sea life. Shannon signed it in the bottom left corner. This drawing was then used in the popular children's magazine St. Nicholas:

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