Big bucks for bunnies

From Artdaily.org:

Today at Sotheby’s London, Beatrix Potter’s original watercolour illustration for the final scene from “The Rabbits’ Christmas Party” sequence sold for the remarkable sum of £289,250 … setting a new record for any book illustration sold at auction.

Not just an illustration for a children’s book, but an honest-to-goodness work of art. Click to see the full sized version at Artdaily.org.