Max Beerbohm

Max Beerbohm
British, 1872-1956
Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, 1920
Signed Max and dated 1920 (ll), inscribed Mr. Arthur Balfour (lr), inscribed extensively by Edward Gordon Craig on the reverse
Graphite, chalk and colored wash on paper
12 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches

Provenance:
Edward Gordon Craig
Miss Kaye Webb, M.B.E.
Davis & Langdale Company, Inc., New York

Exhibited:
Reading Between the Wars: Books and Readers, 1915-1950, Oct. 15 - Dec. 4, 1994, Oberlin College, Ripin Print Gallery, Oberlin OH, no. 22
Literature:
Rupert Hart-Davis A Catalogue of the Caricatures of Max Beerbohm, no. 76

C The Patricia and Donald Oresman Collection