And a Trunk Just Like His!

Adapted posthumously from an early concept drawing and the final illustration for the 1940 book, “Horton Hatches the Egg”. On the heels of the 75th anniversary of Dr. Seuss's fifth book, “Horton Hatches the Egg”, we present “And a trunk just like his!”, re-created from the pivotal two-page spread of this 1940 classic.

The central image in this artwork depicts the celebratory moment when Horton's patience and dedication is rewarded with the hatching of an Elephant-Bird: "It had ears and a tail and a trunk just like his!" Dr. Seuss captures the thrill of bringing a new life into the world in this elegant, simple, yet incredibly powerful image.

This drawing captures the impulse of the artist in a manner more closely aligned to his early concept drawings than to the precise pen-and-ink images created for the majority of his books. As such, the works from Horton Hatches the Egg hold a special place within the canon of Dr. Seuss's book illustrations.

This piece is a Pigment Limited Edition on acid-free paper with an authorised printed signature by Dr. Seuss.

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