Portrait of Mr Harrington Mann, painting a portrait

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Sir Max Beerbohm (1872-1956)
Portrait of Mr Harrington Mann, painting a portrait
signed and dated 'Max 1913' (lower right)and inscribed 'Mr Harrington Mann' (lower left)
pencil, pen and black ink and grey, ochre and pink wash, unframed
11½ x 15½ in. (29.2 x 39.4 cm.)

Literature

R. Hart-Davis, A Catalogue of the Caricatures of Max Beerbohm, London, 1972, no. 1007.

Exhibited

London, Leicester Galleries, 1913, no. 12.
London, The British Art of Illustration, 1800-1999, no. 115.

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Lot Essay

Harrington Mann (1864-1937) was born in Glasgow and began his career as a painter studying at the Slade school, before moving to Paris, where he was a pupil under Lefevre, then subsequently Italy. He returned to Glasgow where he worked from 1890 to 1900 with the 'Glasgow Boys' before settling in London. He is perhaps best known for his portraits in oil, landscapes and subject paintings, he also worked as an illustrator and stained glass window designer.

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