Ending 22nd Mar, 2026 14:00
Olympia Timed: Paintings, Works on Paper and Sculpture. March 2026
462
⊕ HENRY MAYO BATEMAN (BRITISH 1887-1970)
A MAN PACKING A BAG
signed with initials and dated H.M./B.13. lower right
pen and ink on paper
27 x 15.5cm; 10 1/2 x 6 1/4in
42.5 x 32.5cm; 16 3/4 x 12 3/4in (framed)
Property from a Private Collection, Surrey
Bateman established his inimitable style before the First World War when, as he puts it, he 'went mad on paper' by drawing people's mood and character. It reached its zenith with 'The Man who..', his famous series of cartoons dramatising social gaffes. These cartoons appeared in Punch, and are known for their satirical take on the English manner. Bateman's style was characterised by his ability to capture mood and character rather than physical appearance, making his cartoons both entertaining and insightful.
Drawing from an early age, and strongly influenced by cartoonist Phil May (see lot 461), Bateman studied at Westminster School of Art at the age of 16. In the early 1900s, he had contracts with a number of monthly magazines including The Royal, then Tatler, and the Illustrated Sporting News and Dramatic News, Pearson's Weekly, The Sketch, and Punch which began publishing his work in 1915.
offered for sale without reserve
Sold for £1,200
A MAN PACKING A BAG
signed with initials and dated H.M./B.13. lower right
pen and ink on paper
27 x 15.5cm; 10 1/2 x 6 1/4in
42.5 x 32.5cm; 16 3/4 x 12 3/4in (framed)
Property from a Private Collection, Surrey
Bateman established his inimitable style before the First World War when, as he puts it, he 'went mad on paper' by drawing people's mood and character. It reached its zenith with 'The Man who..', his famous series of cartoons dramatising social gaffes. These cartoons appeared in Punch, and are known for their satirical take on the English manner. Bateman's style was characterised by his ability to capture mood and character rather than physical appearance, making his cartoons both entertaining and insightful.
Drawing from an early age, and strongly influenced by cartoonist Phil May (see lot 461), Bateman studied at Westminster School of Art at the age of 16. In the early 1900s, he had contracts with a number of monthly magazines including The Royal, then Tatler, and the Illustrated Sporting News and Dramatic News, Pearson's Weekly, The Sketch, and Punch which began publishing his work in 1915.
offered for sale without reserve
Auction: Olympia Timed: Paintings, Works on Paper and Sculpture. March 2026, ending 22nd Mar, 2026
MANY LOTS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE
Our biannual online auction of paintings, works on paper and sculpture offers a wide range of categories and works from the 17th century to the present day. Designed to appeal to all tastes, it comprises a vast array of subject matter with very attractive 'middle-market' estimates with many lots offered without reserve.
The current sale features a number of collections. These include a quantity of lively costume designs by Doris Zinkheisen and portraits of stars of screen and stage by Boris Smirnoff from the Vineyard Hotel, Stockcross in Berkshire (lots 572-590 & 623-642 respectively); a fascinating range of post-war Modernist paintings consigned by a collector in south London, and the first sixty-four lots in the sale (lots 401-465) from a private collection in Surrey which are especially strong in prints and watercolours of topographical and botanical interest.
Other works in the sale with fascinating stories attached include lot 479 of Leslie Howard by Antony Beauchamp, lots 568-570 by Madge Gill and lot 644, a very early 1937 celluloid of Doc, the head dwarf in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Disney’s first full length animated feature.
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Sunday 15th March: 12pm to 4pm
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Tuesday 17th March: 10am to 5pm
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Wednesday 18th March: 10am - 5pm
Thursday 19th March: 10am - 5pm
Friday 20th March: 10am - 5pm
AUCTION:
Ends: From 2pm, 22th March, 2026
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PUBLIC EXHIBITION:
Sunday 15th March: 12pm to 4pm
Monday 16th March: 10am to 8pm (Drinks 6 to 8pm)
Tuesday 17th March: 10am to 5pm
VIEWING BY APPOINTMENT:
Wednesday 18th March: 10am - 5pm
Thursday 19th March: 10am - 5pm
Friday 20th March: 10am - 5pm
AUCTION:
Ends: From 2pm, 22th March, 2026
