Max Beerbohm
Max BeerbohmAmenities at Potsdam, 1913
Pencil and wash
39.2 x 31.8 cm
Signed, dated and inscribed: 'Amenities at Potsdam. The very genuine distress of either sovereign at the other's politeness.'
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Portrait of King George V (1865-1936) in Prussian military uniform, with Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) in frock-coat and rounded bowler.
Provenance
Leicester Galleries, 1952
Piccadilly Gallery, London, 1966
S J Wingate, 1972
Private Collection
Literature
A catalogue of the caricatures of Max Beerbohm by Rupert Hart-Davis, Macmillan, 1972 (cat. no. 575)
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Max BeerbohmHRH The Prince of Wales KG, c.1905Pencil and ink30.2 x 19 cmSigned and titled: 'H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, KG. &c &c'%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMax%20Beerbohm%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EHRH%20The%20Prince%20of%20Wales%20KG%3C/em%3E%2C%20c.1905%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%20and%20titled%3A%20%27H.R.H.%20The%20Prince%20of%20Wales%2C%20KG.%20%20%26c%20%26c%27%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EPencil%20and%20ink%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E30.2%20x%2019%20cm%3C/div%3E -
Max BeerbohmAmenities at Potsdam, 1913Pencil and wash39.2 x 31.8 cmSigned, dated and inscribed: 'Amenities at Potsdam. The very genuine distress of either sovereign at the other's politeness.'%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMax%20Beerbohm%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EAmenities%20at%20Potsdam%3C/em%3E%2C%201913%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20inscribed%3A%20%27Amenities%20at%20Potsdam.%20%20The%20very%20genuine%20distress%20of%20either%20sovereign%20at%20the%20other%27s%20politeness.%27%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EPencil%20and%20wash%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E39.2%20x%2031.8%20cm%3C/div%3E -
Max BeerbohmLord Althorp, 1908Pencil and wash41 x 13.7 cmSigned, dated and titled%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMax%20Beerbohm%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3ELord%20Althorp%3C/em%3E%2C%201908%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20titled%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EPencil%20and%20wash%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E41%20x%2013.7%20cm%3C/div%3E -
Max BeerbohmSir Felix Semon, 1908Pencil23.5 x 20 cmSigned, dated and inscribed: 'Felix qui pituitary regime cognoscere fauces'.%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMax%20Beerbohm%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3ESir%20Felix%20Semon%3C/em%3E%2C%201908%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20inscribed%3A%20%27Felix%20qui%20pituitary%20regime%20cognoscere%20fauces%27.%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EPencil%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E23.5%20x%2020%20cm%3C/div%3E -
Max BeerbohmThree Ambassadors - Count Mensdorff (Austrian), Count Benckendorff (Russian) and the Marquis de Soveral (Portuguese), 1908Pencil and wash23.5 x 20 cmSigned and dated%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMax%20Beerbohm%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EThree%20Ambassadors%20-%20Count%20Mensdorff%20%28Austrian%29%2C%20Count%20Benckendorff%20%28Russian%29%20and%20the%20Marquis%20de%20Soveral%20%28Portuguese%29%3C/em%3E%2C%201908%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%20and%20dated%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EPencil%20and%20wash%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E23.5%20x%2020%20cm%3C/div%3E -
Max BeerbohmWill, as he might & should be, 1906Pencil and wash13.4 x 12.5 cmSigned, dated and titled%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMax%20Beerbohm%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EWill%2C%20as%20he%20might%20%26%20should%20be%3C/em%3E%2C%201906%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20titled%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EPencil%20and%20wash%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E13.4%20x%2012.5%20cm%3C/div%3E -
Max BeerbohmThe First Gentleman in Europe, 1901Pen and wash20 x 31 cmSigned, dated and inscribed: 'The First Gentleman in Europe 1901 To the first but one 1905'.%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMax%20Beerbohm%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EThe%20First%20Gentleman%20in%20Europe%3C/em%3E%2C%201901%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20inscribed%3A%20%27The%20First%20Gentleman%20in%20Europe%20%201901%20%20To%20the%20first%20but%20one%201905%27.%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EPen%20and%20wash%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E20%20x%2031%20cm%3C/div%3E -
Max BeerbohmMr Cyril MartineauInk and wash28 x 18.5 cmSigned and titled%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMax%20Beerbohm%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EMr%20Cyril%20Martineau%3C/em%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%20and%20titled%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EInk%20and%20wash%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E28%20x%2018.5%20cm%3C/div%3E
