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Click here to subscribeFrancis Joseph Baigent, quarter size ink and watercolour drawing of a 'Painted lid of a Reliquary Chest of oak given in the Reign of Edward II .... to the Cathedral Church of Winchester', signed and dated 1861-72, 21 x 61cm, old label mounted to verso of modern frame; with another similar, also quarter size, by Baigent of a 15th century embroidered cope, unframed, pencil text verso, 68 x 98cm (sheet) (2)
Charles Schulz (American, 1922-2000). Original "Peanuts" comic strip, the daily strip for September 25, 1968. Black ink over pencil on drawing board. Signed in the fourth panel. The United Feature Syndicate copyright notice is affixed to the board in the first panel.Charles Schulz grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, and fostered a love of comics throughout his childhood. He spent his later teen years studying drawing and cartoon work through a correspondence course with Art Instruction Schools. Following deployment in Europe during WWII, Schulz returned to St. Paul and got a job working as an instructor for the Art Instruction Schools. After a short lived comic strip for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, he hit it big with Peanuts in 1950, which was syndicated by United Features. The strip quickly became an enormous success, with legions of fans across the countryñand worldñfalling in love with his quirky cast of characters and charming illustrations.The present lot typifies the characteristics for which SchulzÃs comics were best-loved. It shows the charactersà personalities, always distinctive and lovingly mocked by Schulz. Here, Lucy, the ìcrabby face,î is at her crabby finest, and Snoopy is lively and impetuous, torturing Lucy with the dog germs she so hates. The strength of the character depictions, together with SchulzÃs crisp, mobile linework, makes this a wonderful example of a Peanuts daily strip and of SchulzÃs facility with character.Sight; height: 5 1/4 in x width: 26 1/2 in. Framed; height: 11 in x width: 32 1/4 in.
LANDSEER, Sir Edwin Henry. (1802 - 1873). Illustrated Autograph Letter, SIGNED, 1867. An Autograph letter, SIGNED, from the artist to his friend Edward Coleman, referenced his painting of the Chillingham Castle (Northumberland) hunting, and other matters; 4pp., 55 lines, 8vo, (179 x 111mm) written in black ink manuscript on blue paper with Landseer's engraved antler letter-heading forming the basis of a drawing of a stag, his St. John's Wood (London) address printed in red, dated Sep. 10, 1867, the letter taped on two corners to a sheet of thick white paper, captioned in black ink beneath, (387 x 283mm) overall. Sir Edwin Henry Landseer was an English painter and sculptor, known particularly for his paintings of horses, dogs, and stags. Edward John Coleman (1834-1885) was a broker on the Stock Exchange and owner of a coalmining business. Coleman retired at the age of 29 and purchased the estate Stoke Park, Buckinghamshire from Lord Taunton in 1863. He beautifully furnished the ground floor of the house as a studio where Landseer painted many of his works, two of his 1867 works entitled 'The Wild Cattle of Chillingham' and 'Deer in Chillingham Park', were commissioned to be displayed in a chamber at Chillingham Castle, the seat of the Earl of Tankerville. (Qty. 1) Condition Report: small tape-stains where mounted, a small circular mark to second page, o/w. clean pages and text.Condition Report Disclaimer
Ɵ BRIGGS, Raymond. (b. 1934-). Fungus the Bogeyman. SIGNED. with an INSCRIBED and Illustrated card. 1977. first edition, first printing, 4to, (370 x 230mm), original pictorial boards, within clear protective wrappers, green patterned e/ps., illustrated throughout by the author, 41pp.; with a loosely inserted printed auction bidding card, National Doodle Day, 2017, INSCRIBED, SIGNED and illustrated by the author, inscription on front reads 'Thank you for buying this smelly rubbish, Raymond Briggs, 17 September, 2017', with an ink drawing of Fungus and a further inscription on verso, 'Too Late Now, All this Slime slows me down, With Worst Wishes from Raymond Briggs, 2017 '. A popular cartoon-strip picture book for older children. National Doodle Day is an annual auction event organised by Epilepsy Action, raising funds for The British Epilepsy Association; STEADMAN, Ralph. (b.1936) and STONE, Bernard. (1929 - 2020). Inspector Mouse. SIGNED. 1980. first edition, 4to, (235 x 240mm), pictorial boards, half-title, SIGNED by both the author and the artist to title page, colour illustrated throughout by Ralph Steadman; BRIGGS, Raymond. (b. 1934-). Fungus the Bogeyman. SIGNED Presentation copy. 1979. first paperback edition, 4to, (300 x 224mm), original publisher's pictorial card wrappers, green patterned e/ps., INSCRIBED by the author in green ink to half-title, 'To Tom With Best Wishes from Raymond Briggs, 7 July '79', colour illustrated throughout by the author, 41pp; SEUSS, Dr. (1904 - 1991). The Cat in the Hat Comes Back. 1958. first edition, first printing as stated, 8vo., (230 x 170mm), original publisher's pictorial boards, first issue dust-jacket unclipped, further within a clear protective wrapper, pink pictorial e/ps., colour illustrated throughout by Dr. Seuss, 63pp. The author's sequel to 'The Cat in the Hat' (1957). Theodore Seuss Geisel's works, written under the pen name Dr. Seuss, include many of the most popular children's books; DAHL, Roald. (1916 - 1990). Dirty Beasts. 1983. first US. edition, 4to, (387 x 224mm), publisher's plum cloth, gilt lettering to spine, dust-jacket unclipped, priced $11.95, full-page colour plates and in-text illustrations by Rosemary Fawcett, 32pp. (Qty. 5 ). Condition Report: 1. Fungus the Bogey Man, 1977 - marginal discolouring to white edges of boards, o/w. a near fine copy.2. Inspector Mouse - a fine copy.3. Fungus the Bogeyman, 1979 - light marks and toning to wrappers, corners scuffed, spine rubbed and creased with chips and some loss to black lettering, internally clean and bright.4. The Cat in the Hat Comes Back - 5. Dirty Beasts - a fine copy.Condition Report Disclaimer
DICKENS (CHARLES)The Personal History of David Copperfield, FIRST EDITION IN THE ORIGINAL 19/20 MONTHLY PARTS, half-title, etched frontispiece, additional engraved title and 38 plates by Hablot K. Browne ('Phiz'), complete with all the advertisements and slips called for by Hatton & Cleaver, one additional advertisement leaf ('The Theory of Musical Composition') uncalled for at the end of part 19/20, H. C.'s alternative 2a advertisement in part XII, 'Life' corrected on p.3 of advertisements in part 8, one advertisement leaf torn with loss at corner in part 9, publisher's printed pictorial blue-green wrappers, some neat repairs to spines, a few small nicks to fore-edges of some wrappers, preserved in dark blue morocco-backed box case [Eckel, pp.77-78; Gimbel A121; Hatton & Cleaver, pp.253-272], Bradbury and Evans, May 1849-November 1850Footnotes:A very good complete set with all the advertisements and slips called for, including the very rare 'Lett's Diaries' in part 8. David Copperfield was Dickens's own favourite amongst his novels, a first-person narrative drawing on the experiences of his childhood and youth.Provenance: The Rev. W. Milner, ink inscription on upper wrapper of part 9; Sotheby's, 12 December 2004, lot 146.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
MANNER OF TIEPOLO (16TH/17TH CENTURY) Figures with a chest Pen, ink and brown wash Inscribed number 207 within a blue stamp Mounted; together with another Old Master drawing of a figural group Ink and brown wash Inscribed lower left Mounted and framed Giovanni Battista Tiepolo was a Venetian painter and printmaker of the Rococo period. He was known as one of the main artists of the 18th century working in the idealised style of the Grand Manner of the High Renaissance. His work was theatrical, celebrating artistic imagination and fantasy in creating compositions filled with characters from ancient mythology. He was equally respected for his draughtmanship, creating highly skilled drawings and oil sketches and enjoyed a very successful career as a printmaker. Drawings of this kind were very common in the period, often acting as preparatory pen and ink sketches for larger scale compositions. Artists drew on subject matter of classical mythology, depicting stories of gods and goddesses particularly known for their drama and eroticism. This work potentially tells the story of Diana and Actaeon, the latter who stumbled upon Diana while she was bathing and, in her surprise, and fear she splashed him with water transforming him into deer. Depicting the nude body, particularly that of female figures was a skill honed through the act of drawing. and these mythological subjects offered ample opportunity to practice. In this work it appears that we have interrupted her in the act of bathing with the shallow pool of water at her feet and attendants on hand, removing water jugs from the trunk to help wash her. The look on her face as she turns to stand is one of surprise or of shock, potentially caused by the arrival of an unknown figure, a hunter visible through the archway in the top right corner. She attempts to protect her modesty with arms raised to cover her breast while she and her attendant struggle to drape her with a robe. As work it is filled with excitement and movement, sketched quickly by the artist, depicting the moments before the action, filled with anticipation and high drama.
Koloman Moser (Austrian 1868-1918), seven pencil drawings and one ink drawing, c.1912, each stamped 'Nachlass Koloman Moser' (Estate of Koloman Moser), Comprising mostly figurative pencil sketches and one landscape in ink dated 5.7.12,largest 27cm x 20cm (8) (VAT charged on hammer price)Please refer to department for condition report
Nelson Dawson (1859-1941), etchings and a drawing;1. 'Even Numbers Deal with the Enemy in Rear...Capt Neville; 3rd Dragoon Guards...', 16 x 12cm.2. 'Even Numbers Deal with the Enemy in Rear...Capt Neville; 3rd Dragoon Guards...', 16 x 12cm.3. Coloured etching, Military trophies, 20 x 24cm.4. Pen and ink, 'Vessels ...awaiting convoy - from an aeroplane Mar 17, 1918', 20 x 26cm.5. Coloured etching, 'U.S and British Admirals at Ostende bombardment', signed, 19 x 23cm.6. Etching, bi-plane ditched beside HMS Leven, 15 x 23cm.All unframed - the last of lot of the collection that we have been selling in recent months.
Hand signed by Herge in pen original vintage advertising poster for Les Adventures de Tintin. Tintin au Tibet / The Adventures of Tintin. Tintin in Tibet, by Belgian cartoonist Herge, Georges Prosper Remi (1907-1983) featuring a fun illustration of Tintin, Captain Haddock, and Sherpa named Tharkey all carrying large backpacks looking at Snowy following footsteps of a Yeti snowman on Gosain Than Massif in the Himalayas of Tibet, stylised black title writing on an orange background. Poor condition, several creases, several tears on edges and image, staining, signed and dated by artist with personalized message and drawing in blue ink. Country of issue: France, designer: Herge, size (cm): 61x43, year of printing: 1979.
Original vintage advertising poster for Andre Masson: Line unleashed, 8 July to 27 September 1987 at Hayward Gallery, London, featuring an automatic drawing in black ink and colourful patches by a French Surrealist artist Andre Masson (1896-1987). Good condition, folds, creasing, pinholes, tears on edges, minor staining. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 76x51, year of printing: 1987.
KIRCHNER, ERNST LUDWIG (1880-1938), "Weg unter Bäumen", wohl im Park in Dresden, u.re. mit Bleistift signiert 'E L Kirchner' und undeutlich datiert '190?' (letzte Ziffer vom Passepartout verdeckt), Tuschpinselzeichnung/chamoisfarbenes Papier, HxB: Passepartoutausschnitt ca. 42x32,5 cm (62x51 cm mit Rahmen). Alters- und Knickspuren, gebräunt und leicht wellig. Im Passepartout mit Papier hinterlegt und mit Papierklebestreifen montiert, hinter Glas gerahmt (Rahmenleiste minim. beschädigt).| KIRCHNER, ERNST LUDWIG (1880-1938), "Path under trees", probably in the park in Dresden, signed in pencil 'E L Kirchner' and indistinctly dated '190?' (last digit covered by the passe-partout), ink brush drawing/chamois-colored paper, HxW: passe-partout cut-out approx. 42x32.5 cm (62x51 cm with frame). Signs of age and creases, browned and slightly wavy. Backed with paper in the passe-partout and mounted with paper adhesive strips, framed behind glass (frame bar minim. damaged).
Paul Scheurich (1883-1945): La Société à la mode, encre et couleurs sur papier, 1935 Paul Scheurich (1883-1945): Coloured ink drawing of fashionable society, 1935Depicting fashionable couples in evening dress, 26.6 x 30 cm, signed Scheurich 35For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Robert Gemmel, watercolour of an elderly lady seated, watercolour on paper, signed lower right 'R Gemmel', 32 x 23cm, together with pen and ink drawing a market scene, attributed George Soper, 19 x 29cmCondition report: Both framedElderly lady: browning to the top left cornerMarket scene, quite browned and grubby, discolouration and the start of foxingSee pics
Sydney Maiden - 'Royal Albert Docks', watercolour and ink, signed, titled and dated Sept 1951, 33cm x 43.5cm, within a stained wood frame, together with another watercolour and a pencil drawing by the same hand.Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
Tony Hart - Morph, 20th century pen and ink, signed and dedicated, 84cm x 59cm, together with two photographs of the artist creating the drawing.Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
From the Collection of Admiral Grindall, an Able Seaman aboard Captain Cook's Resolution during his second circumnavigation; thence by direct descent through his family.(Attributed to William Hodges, 1744 - 1797) A drawing with watercolour highlights of HMS Resolution. On paper. c. 1773. Unrestored. The drawing was executed during Captain Cook's second circumnavigation by William Hodges, who was aboard the Resolution in the capacity of the expedition's artist. Sold with associated note of provenance. Ink on paper. Inscribed: "The Resolution" "Captain Cook.." "My dr [?] Husband went / round the World in / the 2nd Voyage that / Cap..Cooke went."Dimensions:(Drawing) 4.5 cm (Diameter)
From the Collection of Admiral Grindall, an Able Seaman aboard Captain Cook?s Resolution during his second circumnavigation; thence by direct descent through his family.Attributed to Henry Roberts, 1756 - 1796. A drawing with watercolour highlights of HMS Resolution. On paper. c. 1773. Copiously inscribed to the reverse. Unrestored. This drawing was likely executed by Roberts, who was aboard the Resolution, while she was off the coast of Tahiti between August 16, 1773 and August 24, 1773 (cf. Georg Forster's account of the journey below). (in ink) "The Resolution Capt: Cooke" (in pencil) "Forster Matara, Hodges Oreo, Grindall Terino, Sparrman Pamanee, George Teoree." These were the names given to members of the crew by the Tahitians whom they encountered as they were unable to pronounce the English names. This fact is documented in Georg Forster's A Voyage Round the World in His Majesty's Sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the Years 1772, 3, 4, 5. Georg Forster, the celebrated naturalist, accompanied his father, Johann Reinhold Forster, on Cook's second circumnavigation aboard the Resolution. Forster's account of the journey, especially his observations of the people of Polynesia, was significant both as an ethnographic work and as a contribution to the bourgeoning genre of scientific travel literature. He was subsequently admitted to the Royal Society at the age of twenty-two.Dimensions:4 in (H) x 3 in (W)
Office of John Nash (1752-1835) - Two Italianate Villas for Sir James Murray Pulteney, the first inscribed verso "A house intended to be built in Scotland by Sir James Murray Pulteney. This view given to Mary Countess Harcourt. Sir James was the... friend of William Earl of Harcourt and his Countess... his death was occasioned by the...", the second inscribed verso "This is of a house... to be built by... [signed] Mary Harcourt", oil on paper laid on panel, 36.5 x 55cm, each with printed trade label of Baker Carver & Guilder to Her Majesty Thames Street Windsor, unframed (2) Provenance: Sir James Murray-Pulteney (1755-1811) by whom presumably commissioned from John Nash; William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt (1743-1830) and Mary Harcourt, nee Danby, Countess of Harcourt (1749-1833); acquired in the mid-20th century by the family of the present vendor.One or other of these newly discovered alternative perspective designs by Nash, differing in scale but not in style, was to be built at Clermont, Fifeshire for Sir James Murray Pulteney.The larger villa was to be closed modelled on Nash’s Cronkhill of 1802, the earliest example of an Italianate villa in England. This similarity is not surprising as Pulteney would have been familiar with the design of Cronkhill. That was originally intended to be a larger building and much closer to that in the present lot as is clearly evidenced by the drawing by Nash’s assistant George Stanley Repton (1756-1858), now in the Sir John Soane Museum, London. It is entirely possible that the present works, executed in pen, ink and thin oil on paper instead of pen, ink and watercolour, are also from the hand of Repton.Both the siting of Cronkhill at Atcham near the River Severn and the Wrekin, and the area around Clermont are not particularly mountainous but in country with relative ‘hills’.The soldier and politician General Sir James Murray-Pulteney, PC, 7th Baronet, was the son of Sir Robert Murray, 6th Baronet and his first wife Janet Murray. His lengthy military career included service in the American War of Independence in which he was injured at the Battle of Brandywine in 1777. He assumed the additional name of Pulteney when, in 1794, he married Laura Pulteney, 1st Baroness Bath (1766-1808), the daughter and heiress of his cousin Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet and MP for Shrewsbury (1729-1805).The familial link between Sir James Murray-Pulteney and Sir William Pulteney (his cousin and father-in-law) who’s home was only five miles distant from Lord Berwick’s Attingham Park, where not only Cronkhill, but the picturesque estate village of Atcham (c1797) was also built by Nash (a prolific visitor of his clients) is strongly suggestive of an introduction to or recommendation of Nash.The present designs were almost certainly commissioned in the years immediately following the death of Sir William Pulteney. Sir James Murray Pulteney’s death in 1811 removed the raison d’etre for a house at Clermont.Her father, who also married an heiress and took her name, was said to be the wealthiest man in Great Britain. Remembered for his role in the development of Bath, he was a patron of the architect Robert Adam and the civil engineer and architect Thomas Telford. Sir William Pulteney purchased Shrewsbury Castle in 1775 as a family home. Thomas Telford was responsible for the improvements and alterations that swiftly followed. These included the building of ‘Laura’s Tower’, a picturesque folly of c1790 commissioned for his daughter (she who later married Sir James Murray-Pulteney) as a Summer or Tea house. Mary, Countess of Harcourt (1749-1833), nee Danby, was the daughter of a Yorkshire clergyman. She married, firstly, Thomas Lockhart and secondly, in 1778, General William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt (1743-1830). A pupil of Alexander Cozens, the countess was herself a keen and accomplished artist. The couple enjoyed a close friendship with the royal family and their various interests and activities were recounted by the diarist Joseph Farrington RA (1749-1821).Nash was by far the most successful, fashionable and subsequently controversial British architect of the regency. He worked throughout England, Wales and Ireland but it is surprising that he built hardly anything in Scotland. The influence of Nash's design for Cronkhill on the history of British architecture has long been recognised. Sources:Summerson (Sir John) - The Lift and Work of John Nash ArchitectWilliams (Gareth) - The Country Houses of ShropshireTyack (Geoffrey) - Cronkhill Shropshire, article in Country Life, February 19 2004 Further potential sources (not examined)William Pulteney paper, Huntington Library, CaliforniaCorrespondence of Sir James Murray-Pulteney, his family and contemporaries (in 33 volumes), The Morgan Library, New York Condition ReportBoth require conservation but in basically good original condition, varnish dirty, paper lifting in places, panels sound
R & W Kerry (Fl. c1835-1850) - Portrait of Joseph Sunderland, signed and dated verso Messrs Kerry 1848 and inscribed Mr Joseph Sunderland's likeness, pen, ink and watercolour on card, 28 x 18cm, rosewood frame, sold with mourning card of Joseph Arthur Sunderland who died May 1st 1893 aged 37 years and was interred in the family grave at Yardley cemetery Birmingham Condition ReportGood condition in what is undoubtedly the original frame, the drawing slightly exposure stained/browned, not torn or restored
Ballooning.- Anonymous (probably late 18th century) Original drawing of a "lost" print, showing an [imagined] flight in Barcelona 1678 with a piloted balloon based on the design of Franceso Lana de Terzi, pen and ink with traces of pencil, double ruled ink borderline, on laid paper without watermark, manuscript text underneath that reads 'Facsimile drawing of the Air Ship of Captain [Z]erez di Molina from the rare Print/ in the Viaggio [?] Don Balthazar y Zuniga. Barcelona 1679 in the British Museum/ "By which it appears the cylinders were [?inflated] and it ascended from the Plaza del Maria/ on May 15th 1678 to the height of 900 ft. when one of the cylinders burst, and the vessel came [down on] the tower of the Cathedral of Barcelona and the Captain was killed on the [?spot]', sheet 480 x 310 mm (18 7/8 x 12 1/4 in), several small nicks, handling creases, small losses to edges and abrasions, surface dirt, unframed, [18th century]Illustrated:Turnor, Hatton, Astra Castra. Experiments and Adventures in the Atmopshere, Chapman and Hall, 1865, illus. p. 34 ⁂ A presumed fantastical albeit sadly imagined event, with little information on the pilot or flight and with the technical requirements of the "boat ship" being beyond the capabilities of the 17th century. The print in the British Museum that the drawing purports to be after cannot be found. The aerial ship appears to be based on a design by the Father of Aeronautics, Francesco Lana de Terzi, and shares characteristics similar to that published in his Prodromo, 1670.
Ballooning.- Blanchard, François.- Küstner (A.W.) Blanchard 28te farth zu nurnberg den 12te November 1787, engraving, a good impression on laid paper with watermark of Strasbourg Lily, platemark 325 x 350 mm (12 3/4 x 13 3/4 in), sheet 335 x 370 mm (13 1/4 x 14 1/2 in), minor nicks to edges with small losses, handling creases and surface dirt inscribed 'No 22' in brown ink to upper edge, unframed, 1788Illustrated:Turnor, Hatton, Astra Castra. Experiments and Adventures in the Atmopshere, Chapman and Hall, 1865, illus. p. 246⁂ Scarce. After an original drawing showing a crowd watching Blanchard make his 28th ascent in a balloon above Nuremberg.
Ballooning.- St. Petersburg.- Anonymous (mid 19th century) Original drawing of a plan for a balloon flight by a Russian Prince above the port city, Kronstadt, showing a sailing ship hoisting 10 balloons attached by a line, each rising further than the last above the ship, the final a double balloon with drop line to the sea, pen and ink with watercolour, on thin prepared linen, sheet 410 x 980 mm (16 1/8 x 38 5/8 in), old folds and handling creases, some even toning and surface dirt, with manuscript note affixed to the reverse that reads 'The Colored Drawing is a [?bold] plan of that Prince/ de [?Commènes who, I told you, lays claim/ by historic right of descent, from Constantine to the throne of Constantinople. He has/ not been here [?very] lately but it is amusing/ to see his plan for overlooking Cronstadt!!/ Paris 1855', unframed, [mid 19th century]⁂ Highly unusual panoramic view of a planned balloon flight, with intriguing Russian association.
GEORGIAN SCRAP ALBUM: a fine late Georgian album of scraps, manuscript verse, watercolours and drawings, upper free endpaper inscribed 'a tribute of affection to Fanny ?Ansee from her sister on her birthday June 29th 1835': includes a well executed representation of hieroglyphics 'from an Egyptian painting found by Belzoni in Thebes', with related 17 line verse on opposing page: ink and watercolour drawing captioned 'Jem Holmes barn in Stopples Barn, Arundel Castle in the distance', dated 26th Sept 1826: another drawing in the same hand captioned 'Lane at John Page's Corner in Burpham', dated for the preceding day: small 4to album, original blind stamped brown morocco ornately gilt, aeg. (1)
Sven BERLIN (1911-1999)FlyInk heightened with whiteSigned and dated '66Together with an ink drawing of a BisonMonogrammed and dated '5756x38cm and another of a camelCondition report: Overall this lot is in varying conditions. The ink fly drawing displays very slight surface marks and a small tear to the bottom right corner (please see image). The camel drawing has very few areas of concern. The larger piece in the lot, the bison, presents foxing throughout and discolouration to the page (please see image). There are a few areas of creasing, particularly at the bottom left and right-hand corners.The paper is flat
Sven BERLIN (1911-1999)FishThree ink drawings39x59cm and similarCondition report: Two of these drawings are in particularly good condition (please see the last two images), with minor marks. The remaining drawing (please see the first individual photo), appears to be the older of the three works and has slight yellowing to the page. Overall the three drawings are in good condition.
MORGAN MICHELE: (1920-2016) French film Actress. Signed 11 x 15 abstract watercolour by Morgan on a Canson drawing paper. Signed `M. Morgan´ in black ink to the bottom right corner, also dated `Nov 67´, in her hand. Bearing to the verso a second watercolour. From 1970 Morgan spent a large part of her life to her passion, the painting. About VG
MORGAN MICHELE: (1920-2016) French film Actress. Attractive signed 5.5 x 8 drawing (13.5cm x 20cm) by Morgan, on a Canson drawing paper. Morgan draws several abstract geometrical figures, using several colours. Signed `M. Morgan´ in black ink to the bottom right corner. Bearing to the verso a Michele Morgan succession ink stamp. From 1970 Morgan spent a large part of her life to her passion, the painting. EX
DALI SALVADOR: (1904-1989) Spanish surrealist artist. Book signed and inscribed, being a softcover edition of Dali…Dali…Dali by Max Gerard, an abridged edition published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1974. Signed and inscribed by Dali in blue ink to the head of the first page of text, 'A Richman, Dali', and dated 1979 in his hand. Dali has cleverly incorporated a drawing into his signature, the initial D taking the form of a snail's shell as the mollusc glides along a leaf from which three droplets of water descend. Bound in the original colour illustrated paper covers and featuring many black-and-white and colour illustrations. Contained in a handsome custom designed dark navy-blue quarter leather and cloth clamshell box with a gilt stamped title to the spine. Some very light, minor age wear, VG
HARTUNG HANS: (1904-1989) German-French Painter of abstract style. An excellent and rare signed and inscribed abstract colour drawing by Hartung, one page, 9.5 x 11.5, to the title page of a catalogue, Antibes, 24th July 1984, in German. Hartung has drawn beneath the printed title "Hartung" a very attractive abstract image, using yellow and blue pencils. Signed and inscribed in bold black ink to the title page removed from the catalogue "Hartung", 10 x 12, by Pierre Descargues, published by Editions Cercle d´Art, 356 pages, Paris, 1977. Matted in white to an overall of 17 x 19. VG
MCCAY WINSOR: (c.1866/71-1934) American cartoonist and animator, remembered for the comic strip Little Nemo (1905-14, 1924-26) and the animated film Gertie the Dinosaur (1914). A good original black pen and ink drawing signed by McCay, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., n.d. Within a black bordered box McCay has drawn an ink sketch (with feint pencil lines beneath) of the cigar smoking clown Flip, companion of Nemo, in a head and shoulders pose wearing his top hat. Boldly signed by McCay with his artist's signature and adding Thanks in his hand beneath. Three file holes to the upper edge, not affecting the drawing or signature, VG
FAIZANT JACQUES: (1918-2006) French Cartoonist, best known for his caricatures in the newspaper Le Figaro and Match Point magazine. A colourful signed original sketch, Jacques Faizant, a bold and attractive signature, to the blank verso of an 8vo card bearing to the upper left corner his black embossed full name. The original ink drawing above his signature showing one of his comics roles, his French Marianne, France´s national symbol of liberty. VG
CHARTERIS LESLIE: (1907-1993) British-Chinese author of adventure fiction, creator of Simon Templar, alias The Saint. Signed colour 3.5 x 5 photograph of Charteris in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in red ink to the lower border, adding a small drawing of The Saint alongside his signature. VG
DICK PHILIP K.: (1928-1982) American science fiction writer. T.L.S., Love, Phil (with a small ink drawing of a love heart and arrow alongside his signature), one page, 4to, n.p. (Santa Ana, California), 14th January 1981, to Professor Patricia Warrick ('Dear Pat'). Dick commences his letter stating 'I was drawing up a list in my mind of the qualities or aspects or elements that I found in God or connected with God, and the list is awesome', continuing with his ten point list ('Absolute beauty (Pythagoras' kosmos.), Absolute reason (The Logos.) Absolute structure (The macrometasomakosmos.)…..Infinite time (eternity) Absolute and infinite love (agape)……Infinite kindness Infinite patience' etc.) and remarking 'As him extended in space or in his mind as a conception (either will do) world becomes infinitely beautiful and structured and lawful and orderly…..He manifests an absolutely wise rule in the form of law, the natura naturens of Spinoza (a term taken over from the Medieval Scholastics). Note that on this list I do not include absolute being (einai) or absolute consciousness, two of the three aspects of Brahman. For some reason I was not aware of them. That does not mean that they do not exist, but I would identify his absolute being with the absolute reality of the world-order (showing the influence of Spinoza on me)'. Dick concludes by adding 'This is an impressive list. Would it seem to you, from this list, that indeed it was God that I experienced? I would think so. The list seems to point to it'. A letter of interesting content. Accompanied by the original envelope. About EX
STEINBECK JOHN: (1902-1968) American author, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1962. A charming and amusing fountain pen ink drawing and sentiment signed by Steinbeck to the head of a 4to page removed from an album, n.p. (Avignon), n.d. (annotated 20th November 1961 in another hand to the upper right corner). In bold blue fountain pen ink Steinbeck has penned a sentiment, in French, 'J'y suis, J'y mange, J'y reste' (translation 'I am here, I eat here, I rest here'), adding his signature beneath, immediately followed by an amusing ink sketch of a large, round flying pig, beneath which Steinbeck has added the French phrase Ci-git, usually used to precede a name on a tombstone. The lower half of the page bears a blue ink signature and sentiment ('With very pleasant memories of lovely Avignon, Byron Janis') by Byron Janis (1928- , American pianist), dated November 1961 in his hand. A rare and attractive example of Steinbeck's signature, which could be neatly excised from the page if so desired. VG Pigasus, the flying pig, was used by John Steinbeck throughout his life as a trademark symbol of himself, earthbound but aspiring. Provenance: The present page originates from the restaurant visitor's book of Jean Cassini, a renowned French restaurateur in Avignon, both at the Hotel d'Europe and his own establishment, Restaurant Cassini. The visitor's book was in use from 1957-82.
IRWIN JIM: (1930-1991) American astronaut, Apollo Lunar Module pilot of Apollo XV (1971). The eighth man to walk on the moon. Book signed and inscribed, being a paperback edition of To Rule the Night - The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin, published by Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, 1982. Signed and inscribed by Irwin in black ink to the half title page, 'Mary Rees, His Love From The Moon, Jim Irwin', also adding his mission title, Apollo 15, and a small drawing of a crescent moon in his hand beneath his signature. Some very light age wear, about VG
LEONOV ALEXEI: (1934-2019) Russian cosmonaut, the first person to conduct a spacewalk (1965). An original bold blue pen and ink drawing executed and signed by Leonov, on an oblong 4to sheet of white paper, the image depicting a bird in flight. Signed (perhaps deliberately in artistic manner) at the tail of the bird and dated in his hand. About EX
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