A group of 16 WW1 illustrations for the Liverpool weekly courier competition for soldiers

细节

Will Owen (1869-1957) and various other hands
A group of 16 WW1 illustrations for the Liverpool weekly courier competition for soldiers
all variously signed, inscribed and dated and affixed with entry slip and covering letter
one pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour, one pen and blue ink, five pencil, pen and black ink, nine pencil pen and black ink and wash
11.1/4 x 7.3/4 in. (28.5 x 19.7 cm.); and smaller
(18)

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拍场告示

Please note the eighteenth item in this lot is a pair of Victorian silhouette portraits.

拍品专文

A group of illustrations (mostly dated 1917) submitted by soldiers during the first world war, to the Liverpool Courier's weekly illustration competition for soldiers. The competition was popular with those on the frontline and was both something that kept them entertained and helped to boost moral. The illustrations were executed for the most part from the front, including one which was sent from 'A mountain battery in the Balkans' and have affixed details for submission often including each soldier's name and regiment and covering letter.
The group includes a submission by the well known illustrator Will Owen (1869-1957) who's ability was already established with work for Bovril and Bisto and who's illustrations during the First World War for the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News introduced the British public to terms such as 'Strafe', 'Blighty' and 'Brass'. Whilst the rest of the works are by amateur hands, the inherent quality and creativity of the submitted compositions are hugely insightful. It is amazing to note the great humour and sense of good morale in the works regardless of the dangers these soldiers inevitably faced during their time at the front.