Having fitted my mast and sail, and tried the boat, I found she would sail very well ... I fixed my umbrella also in a step at the stern like a mast, to stand over my head, and keep the heat of the sun off me, like an awning; and thus I now and then took a little voyage upon the sea.
Edward Ardizzone (1900-1979)
Price
£1,450
Medium
Ink
Dimensions
4 x 6 ¾
inches
Illustrated
Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe, London: Nonesuch Press, 1968, page 141
Exhibited
'The Human Touch: The Art of Edward Ardizzone', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, April-May 2025