NEW YORK, June 23 — The original watercolour illustration for the first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone — the book that introduced the world to the young...
The work by Thomas Taylor, who was just 23 years old in 1997 when he painted the iconic image of the young boy with the lightning bolt scar and the round glasses, is expected to fetch from US$400,000 to US$600,000 at Sotheby’s. — Picture from X/Lisney Sotheby’s International RealtyNEW YORK, June 23 — The original watercolour illustration for the first edition of— the book that introduced the world to the young bespectacled wizard — will go up for auction in New York on Wednesday.
Taylor was working at a children’s bookstore in Cambridge, England, when he was tapped by publisher Barry Cunningham at Bloomsbury to paint the image for J.K. Rowling’s book, which was to be released in London on June 26, 1997. Rowling and Taylor were unknown when the book was released, and few expected it would become a global phenomenon. Only 500 copies of the first edition were printed, and 300 of them were sent to libraries, according to Sotheby’s.Twenty-seven years later, the so-called “Potterverse” features Rowling’s seven original books, a blockbuster film franchise, a critically acclaimed stage play and video games.
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