Henry Mayo Bateman - Summer Pastimes,
Ltd Secretary of a Football Company (on the Grand Stand): 'Yes it's a bit hot – but then look at the gate, boys!'
Summer Pastimes,
Ltd Secretary of a Football Company (on the Grand Stand): 'Yes it's a bit hot – but then look at the gate, boys!'
Henry Mayo Bateman (1887-1970)
Price
£8,500
Signed
Signed and dated 1910 Inscribed 'Secretary (or Promoter) on the Grand Stand: "Yes it's a bit hot (or early) – but look at the gate boys!"' below mount
Medium
Ink and watercolour
Dimensions
14 ¼ x 10
inches
Illustrated
The Bystander, 21 September 1910, page 609
Exhibited
'The Illustrators: The British Art of Illustration 1806-2025', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, November 2025-January 2026, no 60
The Football Season – thanks to the Football Association, Ltd, starts annually on September 1, and the opening matches are usually played in swelteringly hot weather.