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Sir Max Beerbohm
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Sir Max Beerbohm
- George Bernard Shaw at the Tailor
- signed, dated 1914 and inscribed 'Life-Force, Woman-Set-Free, Superman, etc./Georg Brandes ('chand d'Idées): 'What'll you take for the lot?'/George Bernard Shaw: 'Immortality.'/Georg Brandes: 'Come, I've handled these same goods before! Coat, Mr. Schopenhauer's; waistcoat, Mr Ibsen's; trousers Mr Nietzsche's'/George Bernard Shaw: 'Oh, but look at the patches!'
- pencil and watercolour
- 39 by 32cm.; 15¼ by 12½in.
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 29th June 2005, lot 221, where acquired by the present owner
Exhibited
London, Leicester Galleries, 1921.
Literature
Max Beerbohm, A Survey, 1921;
Rupert Hart-Davis, A Catalogue of the Caricatures of Max Beerbohm, Macmillan, 1972, cat. no.1500;
N. John Hall, Max Beerbohm Caricatures, Yale, 1997, pp.92-93.
Rupert Hart-Davis, A Catalogue of the Caricatures of Max Beerbohm, Macmillan, 1972, cat. no.1500;
N. John Hall, Max Beerbohm Caricatures, Yale, 1997, pp.92-93.
Condition
The work is on wove paper which has been laid down onto a specially prepared separate sheet.
There are some minor stains but otherwise the surface appears to be in good overall condition.
Held under glass in a wooden frame.
Please telephone the department on 020 7293 5381 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."