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According to Goodwin biographer Dr. Larry Len Peterson, “After the release of Call of the Wild in 1903, illustrated by Philip R. Goodwin, Jack London (1876-1916) became the first millionaire author in American history. The book’s success catapulted Goodwin to the forefront of American wildlife illustrators. Besides Call of the Wild, several other London books prominently featured wolves, including The Son of the Wolf (1900) and White Fang (1906), among others. Goodwin would also illustrate his article in the August 1906 Everybody’s Magazine titled ‘Brown Wolf.’ In fact he wrote so much about wolves that his friends called him ‘Wolf,’ and he named his dream home in Sonoma Valley ‘Wolf House.’ London would go on to publish over fifty books between 1900 and 1916, and hundreds of short stories and magazine articles. Over the years, Goodwin revisited wolf themes numerous times, in part to honor the memory of Jack London who launched his career. Caught in the Den could also be called White Fangs.”

PROVENANCE
Private collection, Blaine, Washington

LITERATURE
Larry Len Peterson, Philip R. Goodwin: America’s Sporting & Wildlife Artist, Coeur d’Alene Art Auction and Settlers West Galleries, 2001, pp. 257, 355, illustrated

Condition ReportSurface is in good condition. Hairline cracks and spots of inpainting

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