[Wodehouse, P.G.]--Whistler, Rex.

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

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Description

Dust-jacket design for Louder and Funnier
Drawing on paper, framed and glazed

185 by 161mm., ink and watercolour drawing, signed "Rex W" lower right, mounted, framed and glazed, some minor soiling

Provenance

Estate of James H. Heineman (Sotheby's, New York, 26 June 1998, lot 70)

Catalogue Note

Louder and Funnier, a collection of essays mostly derived from Vanity Fair magazine, was published in 1932 by Faber and Faber. In Performing Flea (published in 1953), Wodehouse wrote 'the best thing about Louder and Funnier is the jacket by Rex Whistler'.

There are pencil sketches on the verso of the artist's board by Whistler.