Etching of Peter Pan sculpture by British artist Leslie Austen circa 1924

Offered for sale is an original signed etching by listed British artist Leslie Austin (1880-1936)  and dating to approximately 1924. This is a hard ground dry point  etching made from an engraved metal plate . The image depicted and celebrated is of the famous Peter Pan sculpture in Kensington Gardens in London. The original sculpture in bronze  was made by the artist Sir George Frampton and was commissioned by the author JM Barrie to promote his popular novels featuring the character Peter Pan a young boy with magical powers who never grows up. The novel The Little White Bird by JM Barrie includes a scene where Peter Pan in a nightshirt  escapes from his nursery and flies to Kensington Gardens. Leslie Austen depicts Peter Pan in a night shirt playing a flute or trumpet and standing atop a trunk  or log shaped base teeming with rabbits, squirrels and fairies. The original sculpture was installed secretly at night  at Kensington Gardens on 30 April 1912 followed by an announcement in the Times newspaper to promote the event  and the novels. The etching is in good condition framed behind glass with the original ebonized wood framed.

Postage is R100 via Postnet or R150 for courier delivery to major cities in SA. Collection is welcome from Emmerantia Jhb.