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BEERBOHM, 'A SOLUTION', INK AND WATERCOLOUR, 1911
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Beerbohm, Max
- ‘A Solution’(‘Mr Arthur Balfour: “...And so – though of course it is quite possible that you are none of you at all restive really – I have prevailed on dear Gerald to return to public life and lead you in my stead.”’)
- paper
311 by 368mm., pen ink and watercolour with pencil, signed, inscribed with title and dated 1911, mounted, framed and glazed
Provenance
'Max in Retrospect', Leicester Galleries, May 1952; Piccadilly Gallery, Sept - Oct 1972, no 5
Literature
Rupert Hart-Davis, A Catalogue of the Caricatures of Max Beerbohm (London, 1972) no 71
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
As noted by Hart-Davis, Arthur Balfour 'in country clothes, presents his brother (a former President of the Board of Trade) to his Conservative colleagues, Lord Hugh Cecil, George Wyndham, Edward Carson, F.E. Smith, Austen Chamberlain, Henry Chaplin and Walter Long. After the split caused by the Parliamentary Bill, and amid cries of Balfour Must Go, A.J.B. resigned the leadership of the Conservative Part in Nov 1911'