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American actress, model, and socialite (1943–1971) known as one of Andy Warhol's superstars and muse to Bob Dylan. Exquisite original pen-and-ink drawing of a lion yawning, accomplished by Edie Sedgwick on a white 9 x 7.5 sheet, trimmed and applied to a gray 12 x 9 mount, signed on the mount in ink, "Edith Sedgwick, '60." The detailed drawing showcases Sedgwick's deft linework and her keen ability to capture an animal in motion. Mounted and framed to an overall size of 15 x 12.75. In fine condition, with light staining to the wide borders.
Sedgwick left the St. Timothy's School boarding school in 1959 and returned to her family’s La Laguna ranch in California. She remained there until she was sent to the private Silver Hill psychiatric hospital in New Canaan, Connecticut, in the fall of 1962. Her date notation of 1960 places her at the age of either 16 or 17 when this work was created. Sedgwick’s childhood on the ranch instilled in her a great love for animals of all sizes, from majestic horses and lions to the smallest of woodland creatures.
