Sportsman Special Result of the Cup

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Sportsman Special Result of the Cup

Phil May (1864-1903)

Price

£2,750

Signed

Signed and dated '96

Medium

Ink

Dimensions

12 ¾ x 9 ¼ inches

Illustrated

Phil May's Annual, 1897, page 68

Literature

The Phil May Folio, London: W Thacker & Co, 1904, 'In the Bars & Streets', page 51;
Pictures by Phil May, London: Gowans & Gray, 1907,
'In the Bars and Streets'

Exhibited

'The Illustrators: The British Art of Illustration 1791-2024', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, November 2024-January 2025, no 35

In the Bars & Streets: 'It may be doubted whether Phil May was ever more at home than in the studies and sketches grouped under this heading. The worst state of the Bacchanalian is relieved from severe revulsion by the humour that speaks in every line of pen and pencil' (Phil May Folio, 1904)

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