Herman Eggeling (1884–1932)

Peanuts and their Root System

Early 20th c.

gouache on paper

6 5/8″ x 9 3/8″, 9 1/16″ x 11 7/8″ (frame)

Herman Eggeling was an illustrator working in New York. He created the majority of the colored illustrations for Artemas Ward’s The Grocer’s Encyclopedia (1911) and later Encyclopedia of Food (1923).

Artemas Ward (1848-1925)