A lot consisting of three black and white lithographs featuring images by illustrator Edward A. Wilson, including:

• Unframed Pipe Jungle (1944) with full margins. It is signed, titled, and dated in pencil along the lower margin.
  • 11h x 13w inches
• Unframed Hard Work (circa 1940-'42) with full margins. It is signed and titled in pencil along the lower margin.
  • 11h x 13w inches
• Unframed, but matted The Lobsterman (circa 1940s) with full margins. It is signed and titled in pencil along the lower margin.
  • 10h x 7w inches 

Wilson was born in Glasgow and later moved to New York in 1893. He studied at the Chicago Art Institute, then with artist Howard Pyle. After the success of Iron Men and Wooden Ships (1924), Wilson's first full-length book project, his work grew into great demand. By 1940 he was an accomplished full-time illustrator with works in 77 books including Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1952), Jane Eyre (1944), and Treasure Island (1941). Wilson also maintained acclaim for his WPA and World War II illustrations, which featured industrial workers and soldiers in idealized, heroic lights. He died in 1970 at the age of 84.

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Overall good condition. Please see photos.

• There is old matting glue & tape residue across The Lobsterman upper margin. There is also handling wear across the mat.
• There is a 2-inch tear in the right margin of Pipe Jungle that does not affect the image. Minor handling wear to the edges, as well.
• There is also a 1/2-inch tear in the right margin of Hard Work that does not affect the image. Minor handling wear to the edges, as well.
• Even toning across.