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Beerbohm, Max
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Beerbohm, Max
- "A Gracious Act"
- paper, ink, watercolour
310 by 210mm., pencil and watercolour drawing, signed and dated lower right "Max 1915", inscribed with caption lower left ("A Gracious Act. Lord Curzon of Kedleston reading to M. Cammaerts a translation (signed with his own hand) of a poem by M. Cammaerts"), together with extensive notes addressed 'To Reproducer', loss to right edge not affecting image
Literature
Hart-Davis 390
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Reproduced within The Book of the Homeless (edited by Edith Wharton) published in 1916 and sold "for the benefit of the American hostels for refugees... and of the children of Flanders rescue committee". Contributors include Brooke, Cocteau, Conrad, Hardy, James, Monet, Renoir, Rodin, Stravinsky and W.B. Yeats.
The situation Beerbohm depicts relates to Lord Curzon's translation of a poem entitled 'Le drapeau belge' by Cammaerts. The words were set in 1917 by Elgar.
This original drawing is especially interesting for Beerbohm's detailed and exacting notes for reproduction ("Please cut this drawing out very carefully, exactly according to the pencil line drawn round it... it may be advisable that the drawing is reproduced by chromatic process - so that the blues don't come out too pale...")