It Was Christmas Day In the Workhouse

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It Was Christmas Day In the Workhouse

Ronald Searle (1920-2011)

Price

£4,500

Signed

Signed 'G Sutherland' and inscribed 'Christmas day in the workhouse', 'roughs' and 'russell, this represents more or less the colour balance, can I have it back, please, p.s I think the Christmas puddin is lovely – can't I keep it??'

Medium

Pen ink, watercolour and bodycolour with pencil

Dimensions

10 ½ x 14 ½ inches

Illustrated

Preliminary Drawing For Punch, 7 November 1955, 'Almanack For 1956', Page 34; Ronald Searle, Merry England, Etc, London: Perpetua Books, 1956, Page 87

Exhibited

'Ronald Searle Remembered', May-June 2012, No 106; The Illustrators. the British Art of Illustration 1900-2018', November 2018-January 2019, No 174

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