5th Apr, 2017 10:00
Auction of Pictures from a Private London club
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*PONT (GRAHAM LAIDLER) (1908-1940)
*PONT (GRAHAM LAIDLER) (1908-1940)
THE BRITISH CHARACTER - PASSION FOR NOT FORGETTING THE GREAT
signed u.l.: Pont
pen and ink
21 cm by 33 cm; 8 in by 9 in
framed
Graham Laidler, known as Pont after the Pontifex Maximus in Rome, was a talented artist educated at the London School of Architecture. Illness prevented him from continuing in an office career, and in 1932 he became a professional cartoonist, quickly reaching an exclusive agreement with Punch.
His most famous series, represented in this sale, are The British Character and Wartime Weaknesses, both gently satirising the idiosyncrasies of British life at peace and war. He completed four hundred cartoons before his death from poliomyelitis at 32, and by the end of his life had developed a style still recognisable today in the editorial cartoon.
Sold for £3,000
*PONT (GRAHAM LAIDLER) (1908-1940)
THE BRITISH CHARACTER - PASSION FOR NOT FORGETTING THE GREAT
signed u.l.: Pont
pen and ink
21 cm by 33 cm; 8 in by 9 in
framed
Graham Laidler, known as Pont after the Pontifex Maximus in Rome, was a talented artist educated at the London School of Architecture. Illness prevented him from continuing in an office career, and in 1932 he became a professional cartoonist, quickly reaching an exclusive agreement with Punch.
His most famous series, represented in this sale, are The British Character and Wartime Weaknesses, both gently satirising the idiosyncrasies of British life at peace and war. He completed four hundred cartoons before his death from poliomyelitis at 32, and by the end of his life had developed a style still recognisable today in the editorial cartoon.
Auction: Auction of Pictures from a Private London club, 5th Apr, 2017
