The British Character: Importance of Not Being an Alien

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The British Character: Importance of Not Being an Alien

Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-1940)

Price

£4,500

Signed

Signed
Inscribed with title below mount

Medium

Ink

Dimensions

8 x 11 inches

Provenance

John Jensen Collection

Illustrated

Punch, 15 April 1936, page 421

Exhibited

Langton Gallery, London, December 1982;
'The Illustrators: The British Art of Illustration 1807-2026' Chris Beetles Gallery, London, November 2026-January 2027, no 132

'The odd man out is probably a professor of sociology at some university in Central Europe. His physical handicap is matched – in the eyes of the elegant company – by the blunder of his nationality. The poor devil's trousers are too short, his collar is too shallow, and his tie is black. The gentleman treat him with contempt, the ladies see him as an affront to their Britishness.'

Bernard Hollowood, Pont: The Life and Work of the Great Punch Artist, page 51