"For decades, two watercolors hung unassumingly in a family home in London. Only recently did the residents discover the works' storied pedigree: they are original illustrations created for a 1903 edition of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book , which were long thought lost. Now, the two watercolors, which depict scenes from Kipling's celebrated collection of short stories, are emerging on the auction block at Roseberys in London."
"The illustrations were the work of British twin brothers Edward Julius Detmold and Charles Maurice Detmold, on commission by publisher Macmillan & Co. for its deluxe, limited-edition portfolio Sixteen Illustrations of Subjects From Kipling's "Jungle Book." Of the 16 works and frontispiece that the Detmolds turned in for the project, only six originals are known to survive-including the newly discovered pieces."
For decades two watercolors hung in a London family home and were recently identified as original illustrations for the 1903 edition of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. The works were painted by twin brothers Edward Julius Detmold and Charles Maurice Detmold for Macmillan & Co.'s deluxe portfolio Sixteen Illustrations of Subjects From Kipling's 'Jungle Book.' Of the sixteen images and frontispiece produced for the commission, only six originals are known to survive, including these two newly rediscovered pictures. One image, signed 'EJD,' shows Mowgli with Bagheera; the other, signed 'M DETMOLD,' depicts monkeys. Roseberys will auction them on March 10 with estimates up to £20,000 each.
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