Lot Essay
Francis William ‘Will’ Mahony (1905–1989) was an Australian cartoonist and printmaker, most widely associated with Sydney’s Daily News, Daily Telegraph and Daily Mirror.
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Self portrait as caricature
Details
PHILIP WILLIAM MAY (1863-1903)
Self portrait as caricature
incised signature 'PHIL MAY' (lower right)
painted plaster
12 7⁄8 x 10 5⁄8 x 4 1/3in. (33 x 27 x 11cm.)
Self portrait as caricature
incised signature 'PHIL MAY' (lower right)
painted plaster
12 7⁄8 x 10 5⁄8 x 4 1/3in. (33 x 27 x 11cm.)
Provenance
Will Mahony, and by descent.
with Josef Lebovic Gallery, Kensington, New South Wales, where acquired by the late Barry Humphries.
with Josef Lebovic Gallery, Kensington, New South Wales, where acquired by the late Barry Humphries.
Francis William ‘Will’ Mahony (1905–1989) was an Australian cartoonist and printmaker, most widely associated with Sydney’s Daily News, Daily Telegraph and Daily Mirror.