{"product_id":"portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-young-mouse","title":"‘Portrait of the Artist as a Young Mouse’","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVAN SANDWYK, Charles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Portrait of the Artist as a Young Mouse’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[2026]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn original pen, ink, and watercolour illustration (9.5 x 12.5cm) showing the artist, who has here depicted himself as a bespectacled dormouse in striped shirt, trousers and braces, holding a paintbrush and palette, painting a canvas showing trees and clouds; against a yellow wash background, outlined in red; contained within a cream mount (30.5 x 22.5) itself outlined in blue, gold and red; fine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful self-portrait image of Van Sandwyk, painted especially for Fold the Corner in May 2026. Signed by the artist to the lower right hand corner. The painting of poplar trees is a real one, which Charles painted when he was 19 and is now housed in his own collection. A similar image can be found in his earlier publication ‘The meaning of mice’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fold the Corner Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56782130282820,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/8711\/0212\/files\/20260509_114405.jpg?v=1779545696","url":"https:\/\/foldthecornerbooks.co.uk\/products\/portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-young-mouse","provider":"Fold the Corner Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}