Showing posts with label Gerald Scarfe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gerald Scarfe. Show all posts

Sunday, October 13, 2024

The Autograph Collection of Neil Walden

Neil Walden's collection of autographs was sold in London on September 15. The subjects were "artists, fashion designers and cartoonists," to quote the enumeration of Chiswick Auctions. Nevertheless, the cartoonists predominate here. Clearly, Walden was interested in creative visual artists. It would be interesting therefore to know if this Neil Walden of Yately is the writer of that name.


Autographs
Chiswick Auctions listing of September 15, 2024





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Saturday, January 10, 2015

Gerald Scarfe's Offensive Cartoon

In the wake of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy that boiled over in 2006 over the publication of twelve editorial cartoons published in a Danish newspaper, Gerald Scarfe created his own version of an Offensive Cartoon. This drawing was sold at Christie's in 2007.

Gerald Scarfe, Offensive Cartoon

Christie's South Kensington Sale 5328, Lot 129, December 19, 2007


Note:  There's more here on Gerald Scarfe.

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Sunday, December 23, 2012

Gerald Scarfe: The Marksman--Bangers and Cash

An original drawing by Gerald Scarfe was sold this month at Christie's South Kensington. Without knowledge of its original context, I'm not quite sure what's being satirized here.


Gerald Scarfe, The Marksman--Bangers and Cash
Christies South Kensington Sale 4079, Lot 155, December 18, 2012


Gerald Scarfe, The Marksman--Bangers and Cash
Christies South Kensington Sale 4079, Lot 155, December 18, 2012



Gerald Scarfe, The Marksman--Bangers and Cash
Christies South Kensington Sale 4079, Lot 155, December 18, 2012




While British politics are admittedly unfathomable to me, I do recognize the pun on the traditional working-class dish bangers and mash. If I may quote—from memory—Peter Schickele's explication (from Schickele Mix program #129) "...bangers are sausages, and M*A*S*H* is an old TV program."

Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren 

"Bangers and Mash," 45 rpm, 1961

Lee/Kretzmer

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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Gerald Scarfe: Oliver Twisted

The December 6 Interiors sale at Christie's South Kensington featured two lots by British caricaturist Gerald Scarfe, who ranks among his chief artistic  influences Ronald Searle and Walt Disney.

Gerald Scarfe (b.1936) 
'I don't want anymore!' 

signed 'Gerald Scarfe' (upper left) and inscribed as titled (lower centre)

pen and black ink, unframed 
6½ x 9¾ in. (16.5 x 24.8 cm.); Eight unframed cartoons by the same hand; and Two unframed cartoons by other hands (11)

Price Realized 

    £2,125
  • ($3,315)
  • Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium and do not reflect costs, financing fees or application of buyer’s or seller’s credits.
Estimate
    £800 - £1,200
  • ($1,250 - $1,874)

Sale Information

Sale 3280 Lot 430


6 December 2011 
London, South Kensington 


Special Notice

Artist's Resale Right ("droit de Suite"). If the Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer also agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/gerald-scarfe-i-dont-want-anymore/5513152/lot/lot_details.aspx?from=salesummary&intObjectID=5513152&sid=24b82c8e-5881-4d02-98aa-4933e644c3a2

Gerald Scarfe (b. 1936) 
The busy penguin 

inscribed 'For/Christopher/Happy Birthday/27th June 1989/To a new era!' (centre right)
pen and black ink and watercolour with touches of bodycolour 
32 5/8 x 23 in. (83 x 58.5 cm.) 

Price Realized

    £875
  • ($1,365)
  • Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium and do not reflect costs, financing fees or application of buyer’s or seller’s credits.
Estimate
    £800 - £1,200
  • ($1,250 - $1,874)

Sale Information

Sale 3280 Lot 434
Christie's Interiors 
6 December 2011
London, South Kensington 
Special Notice
Artist's Resale Right ("droit de Suite"). If the Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer also agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
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