Lot Essay
Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) is seated in an armchair, with Sir Edward Marsh (1872-1953) at the door.
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
Sir Max Beerbohm (1872-1956)
Draughting a Bill at the Board of Trade
Details
Sir Max Beerbohm (1872-1956)
Draughting a Bill at the Board of Trade
signed and dated 'Max/1909' (centre left), inscribed 'Draughting a Bill at the Board of Trade./Mr Churchill: "Oh, I understand all these figures, right enough. What we've got to do,/gentleman, is to put some - er - humanising ginger into 'em"-' (lower left)
pencil, watercolour, pen and black ink
12¾ x 16 in. (32.6 x 40.6 cm.)
Draughting a Bill at the Board of Trade
signed and dated 'Max/1909' (centre left), inscribed 'Draughting a Bill at the Board of Trade./Mr Churchill: "Oh, I understand all these figures, right enough. What we've got to do,/gentleman, is to put some - er - humanising ginger into 'em"-' (lower left)
pencil, watercolour, pen and black ink
12¾ x 16 in. (32.6 x 40.6 cm.)
Provenance
Sir Edward Marsh.
Literature
R. Hart-Davis, A Catalogue of the Caricatures of Max Beerbohm, London, 1972, no.329.
Exhibited
Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Academy Galleries, The Scottish Fine Arts and Print Club Loan Exhibition, 1937.
London, Leicester Galleries, Max in Retrospect, May 1952, no.81.
London, Leicester Galleries, Sir Max Beerbohm A Memorial Exhibition, June 1957, no.145.
London, Leicester Galleries, Max in Retrospect, May 1952, no.81.
London, Leicester Galleries, Sir Max Beerbohm A Memorial Exhibition, June 1957, no.145.