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THE ARJ Of POTTEK BEATRIX With Introductory JVotes to each Section by EMD AND LESLIE LJJ^DER^ . Beatrix Potter is known and loved for her children's hooks; her Peter Rabbit series has delighted young and old for nian\ years, and will continue to do so for many- more This revised and enlarged edition reveals her greatness as an artist, and in some measure explains the secret ofher charm. Leslie Linder, recognised throughout the world as the authority on Beatrix Potter, has included many new reproductions of her art in this volume, and he and his sister Enid haveprefaced each sectionwith introductory notes which tell the history ofher pictures and trace the development of her work as a writer and illustrator of children's hooks. From her earliest childhood Beatrix Potter was a lover of animals and nature, and from the age of eight this love was ex- pressed in her drawings and paintings. Some beautiful examples of her work as a child and in her teens are »iven in the opening section, followed by selections from her later work, under such headings as Interiors, Landscapes. Plant Studies. Microscopic Work, Fungi Drawings and Animal Studies. In the later sections there are animal fantasies, early ideas for illustrated books, and many ofthe original book drawings reproduced full size, thus enabling the beauty ofher fine detail work andcolouringto be appreciated. Because the miniature letters now appear in A History ofthe Writings ofBeatrix Potter. it has been thought fit to leave them out of this edition, in order to make room for the wealth of new material, much of which has never been published before. The volume contains over 300 reproductions in colour and monochrome. There is alsoacollection ofphotographsofHillTop and Sawrey which give the setting of BeatrixPotter'slifefrom 1905onwards. Continuedon backflap BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY THE ART OF BEATRIX POTTER Frontispiece 'One-and-twenty button-holes - and who should come to sew them' THE ART OF BEATRIX POTTER With an Appreciation by Anne Carroll Moore and Notes to each Section by Enid and Leslie Linder FREDERICK WARNE & CO LTD London • FREDERICK WARNE & CO INC New York • Direct reproductions of Beatrix Potter's preliminary studies andfinished drawings, selected and arranged by L. LINDER and W. A. HERRING This book is copyright in all countries signatory to the Berne Convention Firstpublished igjj © RevisedEdition igj2 Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, London, England. SecondReprint igy6 ThirdReprint igj8 Fourth Reprint ig8o LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOG CARD NO 78-81I49 ISBN O 7232 1457 3 Printed in Great Britain by W. S. Covvell Ltd, Ipswich D 6287.780 ACKNO WLEDGEMENTS For the very full representation of the drawings in colour and mono- chromeofthe late Beatrix Potter, the Publishers are greatly indebted to members ofher family and friends who have made possible the repro- duction of so many examples of this Artist's work, showing her great versatility. Special thanks are due to the Executors ofthe late Mrs. W. Heelis (Beatrix Potter) for permission to reproduce her drawings and manu- script. Thanks are due to Capt. K. W. G. Duke, R.N., and Mrs. Duke for allowing access to a number ofportfolios from which many ofthese pictures have been selected. We are indebted to the Tate Gallery for the loan of examples ofher pictures from The Tailor ofGloucester now in their possession. To the Armitt Library ofAmbleside, the Publishers acknowledge the loan ofexamples ofthe Artist's drawings ofFungi. The Publishers are also grateful to Mr. L. Linder who has loaned a number ofthe original drawings, and who has produced the photo- graphs of Hill Top and Sawrey, the places associated with Beatrix Potter's life and her books. From Mr. C. H. D. Acland ofthe National Trust, Messrs. E. and E. A. Heelis, Mrs. Ludbrook, Mrs. W. F. Gaddum, and Mr. W. A. Herring 'who had been closely associated with the production of her books from the beginning), and others, much help and information has been received and is greatly appreciated. PUBLISHERS' NOTE As Beatrix Potter's picture letters, miniature letters and manuscripts have been fully dealt with in A History ofthe Writings ofBeatrix Potter, these items have been omitted from this revised edition of The Art ofBeatrix Potter. Reproductions of many new drawings and paintings have been added, together with descriptive notes to each section; also a brief account of Beatrix Potter's development as an artist. It is hoped that this revised and enlarged edition will be of interest to all admirers of Beatrix Potter and her work. July, 1972 VI