Flipboard Art & Photo Desk on Nostr: An original watercolor illustration for the cover of "Harry Potter and The ...

An original watercolor illustration for the cover of "Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone," the first book in J.K. Rowling's series, sold for $1.9 million at a Sotheby's auction earlier this week. Thomas Taylor was just 23 and working in a bookshop when he painted Harry on Platform 9 3/4, awaiting the Hogwarts Express. Here's CBS's report on the auction. Click the second link to read Thomas Taylor's account of creating the iconic image.

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