Lot 45
  • 45

REED, 'K AND HIS (ANTI-) GERMAN GARDEN', PENCIL, 1914

Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Description

  • Edward Tennyson Reed
  • ‘“K” and His (Anti) German Garden’(‘The Flowers that bloom in the Spring, Tra-La, | Have a Great Deal to do with the Case!’)
406 by 305mm., pencil, signed with initials, inscribed with title and ‘original drawing for Bystander by E.T. Reed’ and dated 1914 below mount, mounted, framed and glazed

Provenance

EXHIBITION:
‘The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1800-2007’, Chris Beetles Gallery, 2007, no 320; 'Images of Power: From the Jeffrey Archer Cartoon Collection', Monnow Valley Arts, 3 September - 30 October 2011

Literature

Bystander, 11 November 1914, page 183

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"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.
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Catalogue Note

Also entitled ‘Dedicated to the War Minister and his Citizen Army which will be ready to take the field next Spring. It remains with the youth of Britain to increase the number of blooms threefold and thus make everything in the garden really lovely’. Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850-1916), was by chance in Britain on leave from Egypt when war was declared in 1914, and he was immediately appointed Secretary of State for War. Unlike the rest of the cabinet and most of the country who thought the war would be ‘over by Christmas’, Kitchener correctly predicted a long conflict and knew that a huge new army would be required to defeat Germany, stating that the outcome would be decided by ‘the last million’. The huge recruitment campaign featuring his face has become one of the most enduring images of the First World War.