Chinese market, sketch for Wembley poster

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Gerald Spencer Pryse (British, 1881-1956)
Chinese market, sketch for Wembley poster
with inscription 'original/sketch for poster/Wembley/Spencer Pryse' (on the reverse)
black chalk and watercolour
38¼ x 25¾ in. (97.1 x 65.4 cm.)

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Lot Essay

This sketch is for one of the posters that Gerald Spencer Pryse was commissioned to complete for the British Empire Exhibitions held at Wembley between 1924-25. It was the largest exhibition ever staged anywhere in the world, attracting over 27 million visitors.

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