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Harry Clarke RHA (1889-1931) and others
LEATHER BOUND SKETCHBOOK OF ILLUSTRATIONS, POEMS AND DRAWINGS, 1910-1914 [13
WORKS]
watercolour; (5); ink; (5); charcoal; (2); pencil; (1)
variously signed, inscribed and dated
8.25 by 5.75in. (20.96 by (14.61cm)
Provenance:
Private collection, Dublin;
Thence by family descent to the present owner
Dimensions of sketchbook given.
The sketchbook comprises 13 illustrations and poems - variously dated from 1910 to 1914 - by a range of
contributors, some represented by their initials alone others include the celebrated stained glass artist Harry
Clarke, cartoonist Gordon W. Brewster (1889-1946), a William M. Gibson, a John Dyer Winmdermere and a
J.K. Ryan. Brewster was editorial cartoonist for the Irish Independent group of newspapers. A large collection
of his cartoons (mainly on economic matters) for the Evening Herald and Irish Independent newspapers in
the 1920s and 1930s can be found in the collection of the National Library of Ireland.
Among the varied subjects are: Old Houses, St. Mary’s, Drogheda, Portraits include: H. Beerbohm Tree [by
Gibson], an unidentified gentleman [Clarke, April 1910], Kathleen Clarke [13 October 1911] possibly the
widow of Thomas Clarke and a Mr Kelly [16 July 1913]. A delightful cartoon entitled ‘A Night at a Fancy
Dress Carnival’ [Brewster, 1913] a comical depiction of ‘The Spirit of the Black Raven Pipers at Lusk’ (est.
1910) and a topographical scene of a location Near Painswick, Gloucestershire [1912] are among the other
works included.
€2,000-€3,000 (£1,570-£2,360 approx.)
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 105