Lot Essay
Under the pseudonym "Larry", Terence Parkes was a regular contributor to Punch, the Daily Express and Private Eye.
'The Virgin Mary's night off'
Details
Terence "Larry" Parkes (1927-2003)
'The Virgin Mary's night off'
signed 'Larry' (lower left) and inscribed as title (on plaque, centre left)
pen and black ink
7 1/8 x 9½ in. (18.1 x 23.5 cm.)
'The Virgin Mary's night off'
signed 'Larry' (lower left) and inscribed as title (on plaque, centre left)
pen and black ink
7 1/8 x 9½ in. (18.1 x 23.5 cm.)
Provenance
with Chris Beetles Ltd, London.
Exhibited
London, Chris Beetles Gallery, The Illustrators: The British Art of Illustration 1800-1991, November 1991-January 1992, No. 566.
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