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Alfred Bestall Art

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Alfred Edmeades Bestall MBE
Born in 1892, Alfred Bestall drew and wrote the Rupert Bear strip for the Daily Express for 30 years from 1935 until 1965, and also created the specially drawn endpapers of the annuals, where his imagination was given full expression.

Please note that we also have Rupert Bear art by John Harrold and also by unattributed artists!

Rupert the Bear pen and ink original (Original) (Signed)
(Ref: BestallRupert1)

Artist: Alfred Edmeades Bestall

Medium: Pen & Ink on Paper

Size: 9" x 5" (23cm x 13cm)

Signature: Signed by Artist

Description: A very rare original pen and ink drawing of Rupert the Bear SIGNED by Alfred Bestall. This is a two panel scene showing Rupert climbing a tree with a duffel bag of supplies for a friend in a tree house. A charming example of Bestall at his best.

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