GIBB, Ingrid. An attractive archive of the work of fantasy artist Ingrid Gibb, who was active in the 1970's and 1980's. Twenty watercolour and mixed media paintings and drawings, and one pencil sketch by Ingrid Gibb. The artwork is all to paper, with some matted to card (often with descriptive text by Gibb to the mount). The artwork is mostly small (most approx 11.5cm by 7.5cm, a few smaller, a few larger). Three are slightly larger measuring between 20cm by 19.5cm and 18cm by 12.5cm. All but four of them are signed by Gibb ("IAG") to the picture or to the mount. Also included are two paperback books illustrating her art; Nature Spirits, Brush Drawings of Ingrid Gibb, 60pp, 1975; and Fairy Worlds and Workers, a Natural History of Fairyland. 48pp., 1980, both well illustrated with text by Marjorie Spock. Ingrid Gibb's paintings revolve around a magical world she calls “The Middle Kingdom”, inhabited by four races: Undines, Gnomes, Fire Spirits and Sylphs. A charming collection.