Babette Cole — Pair of Original Illustrations for Hair in Funny Places

Two framed original works relating to the celebrated 1999 publication

The companion frame contains an original published page together with two contemporary promotional postcards carrying the lines “Do you have hair in funny places?” and “You will have soon!”, preserving the work within its original publishing and publicity context. Together, the two frames form an unusually complete small archival group: original signed artwork, published material and contemporary promotional ephemera from one of Cole’s most distinctive books. Offered together as a single lot.

Babette Cole, Hair in Funny Places, Jonathan Cape, London, 1999.

Original illustrations by Babette Cole from Hair in Funny Places and other major publications are represented on the artist's estate website. Sotheby's has also offered signed original illustration artwork by Cole, demonstrating an established secondary market for her published work.