Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr as themselves in A Hard Days' Night

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Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr as themselves in A Hard Days' Night

Michael ffolkes (1925-1988)

Price

SOLD

Signed

Signed and inscribed with title

Medium

Ink with watercolour

Dimensions

9 ¼ x 9 ½ inches

Provenance

The Estate of Michael Bateman

Exhibited

'The Illustrators: The British Art of Illustration 1807-2026' Chris Beetles Gallery, London, November 2026-January 2027, no 170

Released in 1964 at the height of ‘Beatlemania’,
A Hard Day’s Night was the first film featuring the
Beatles playing fictionalised versions of themselves.
The film portrays a 36-hour period in the lives of the
band, ahead of a television variety show performance.
The film was a commercial and critical success and was nominated for two Academy Awards, including Best
Original screenplay.