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SHEPARD, 'THE BANDITS FEAST', INK, 1940
Estimate
1,200 - 1,600 GBP
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Description
- Ernest H. Shepard
- ‘The Bandits Feast’(‘I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again, the British are starving Europe’)
318 by 254mm., pen and ink, signed, inscribed with title below mount, mounted, framed and glazed
Provenance
EXHIBITED:
'Images of Power: From the Jeffrey Archer Cartoon Collection', Monnow Valley Arts, 3 September - 30 October 2011
'Images of Power: From the Jeffrey Archer Cartoon Collection', Monnow Valley Arts, 3 September - 30 October 2011
Literature
Punch, 25 December 1940, page 619
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
On the outbreak of the Second World War, Britain began a naval blockade of Europe, designed to prevent the import of food, ammunition and other valuable materials into Germany. However, by Christmas 1940, much of mainland Europe had fallen to the Nazis. In Shepard’s cartoon, Adolf Hitler, his Reichsmarschall Hermann Goring and the Nazi Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop spend Christmas feasting on the spoils of Europe. The festive spread including the produce of Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Norway, Denmark and Romania.