33 50 SZYK, ARTHUR. The Marsh King’s Daughter: “The Sages met together and talked long and learnedly.” Gouache on board. Signed and dated by the artist, lower right. Framed. Mat attached to artwork. 5.5 x 6.5 inches (13.9 x 16.5 cm). New York, 1945. $10,000-15,000 ❧ Szyk created this artwork in relation to the illustrations he was commissioned to execute for the Illustrated Junior Library’s edition of “Hans Christian Andersen’s Illustrated Fairy Tales” (1945), see p. 152 (and repeated as the illustration on the publisher’s slip-case). ACCOMPANIED BY: The original illustrated book, with slip- case. 51 SZYK, ARTHUR. Arabian Nights. Gouache on board. Framed. 4.5 x 5.5 inches (11.4 x 13.9 cm). (New Canaan, Conn. c. 1948). $8000-10,000 ❧ Szyk created this artwork in relation to the illustrations he was commissioned to execute for the Limited Editions Club “Arabian Nights Entertainment” (1954) Vol. II, p. 647. “The brushstrokes are separate and visible, almost like threads in a tapestry; however, in every other way [this miniature painting is] typical of Szyk’s mature style, with elaborate decorative borders and a multitude of rich colors and patterns.” See J.P. Ansell, Arthur Szyk, Life and Work in: I. Ungar, Justice Illuminated: The Art of Arthur Szyk (1998) p.88.