Lot 101
Max Beerbohm (1872-1956)
Portrait of Marc-André Raffalovich (1864-1934), holding opera glasses and looking up to the stars, pen and ink, wash, [c. 1900]
Hammer Price: £4,800
Description
Max Beerbohm (1872-1956)
Portrait of Marc-André Raffalovich (1864-1934), holding opera glasses and looking up to the stars
Pen and black ink, grey wash, coloured crayon, signed in the lower centre, image 310 x 187 mm (12 1/4 x 7 3/8 in), under glass, some toning and minor surface dirt,
Provenance:
Michael MacLagan (British historian and herald, 1914-2003)
Literature:
Hart-Davis, Rupert, A Catalogue of the Caricatures of Max Beerbohm, 1972, no. 1206
⁂ By family repute, Barry's acquisition of Beerbohm's portrait of Marc-André Raffalovich was the result of many years hard effort pursuing a deal, the result of a previous owner being reluctant to part with it, and was one of his favourite Beerbohm drawings.
Marc-André Raffalovich was a French poet and author who wrote extensively on homosexuality. He is most remembered for his support of the arts and his enduring lifelong partnership with the English poet John Gray.
Description
Max Beerbohm (1872-1956)
Portrait of Marc-André Raffalovich (1864-1934), holding opera glasses and looking up to the stars
Pen and black ink, grey wash, coloured crayon, signed in the lower centre, image 310 x 187 mm (12 1/4 x 7 3/8 in), under glass, some toning and minor surface dirt,
Provenance:
Michael MacLagan (British historian and herald, 1914-2003)
Literature:
Hart-Davis, Rupert, A Catalogue of the Caricatures of Max Beerbohm, 1972, no. 1206
⁂ By family repute, Barry's acquisition of Beerbohm's portrait of Marc-André Raffalovich was the result of many years hard effort pursuing a deal, the result of a previous owner being reluctant to part with it, and was one of his favourite Beerbohm drawings.
Marc-André Raffalovich was a French poet and author who wrote extensively on homosexuality. He is most remembered for his support of the arts and his enduring lifelong partnership with the English poet John Gray.
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