LOT DETAILS

Materials:

Graphite, chalk and colored wash on paper

Measurements:

12.75 in. (32.39 cm.) (height) by 6.75 in. (17.15 cm.) (width)

Markings:

Signed Max and dated 1920 (ll), inscribed Mr. Arthur Balfour (lr), inscribed extensively by Edward Gordon Craig on the reverse 12 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches

Condition:

Sheet is hinged to backing at upper left and upper right. Faint mat burn, all around.

Literature:

Rupert Hart-Davis A Catalogue of the Caricatures of Max Beerbohm, no. 76

Provenance:

Edward Gordon Craig Miss Kaye Webb, M.B.E. Davis & Langdale Company, Inc., New York Exhibited: Reading Between the Wars: Books and Readers, 1915-1950, Oct. 15 - Dec. 4, 1994, Oberlin College, Ripin Print Gallery, Oberlin OH, no. 22 Literature: Rupert Hart-Davis A Catalogue of the Caricatures of Max Beerbohm, no. 76 The Patricia and Donald Oresman Collection