From the press release:
"Christie’s is proud to announce that it will offer works from the collection of The Illustrated London News in the Interiors sale on 7 October 2014. The works on offer from Illustrated News Limited (ILN) include original illustrations and artworks from the world’s first illustrated weekly news magazine, The Illustrated London News, published from 1842 to 2003 and The Sphere, a weekly illustrated newspaper published from 1900 to 1964. The illustrations offered from the collection, the majority of which were reproduced in print, highlight the role that these publications played in chronicling through imagery British history in the 20th Century.
From their coverage of royal events including the Royal wedding of Queen Elizabeth and Phillip Mountbatten, to the publications’ coverage of WWI and WWII, and The Festival of Britain, the illustrations offer a diverse and fascinating insight into the way The Illustrated London News documented key events of the time to its British and North American readership. The sale features works on paper by leading artists and illustrators of the period, Bryan de Grineau, Steven Ward, Fortunino Matania and several oils by Terence Cuneo, all of whom worked for the publications."
A few of the illustrations:
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| The value of carrier pigeons during World War II - by Bryan De Grineau, 1941 |
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Charles Edward Turner (1883-1965) - The last tense minutes of the "Ark Royal": A destroyer hitches alongside the sinking warship, 1941.
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Check out the online catalog here: http://www.christies.com/salelanding/index.aspx?intSaleID=21127
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2 comments:
When I was writing my dissertation, I spent a lot of time at the Hunter College library reading The London Illustrated News. I was fascinated with it. Thanks for posting this information about the onlinecatalogue. I am definitely going to have a look.
You're welcome, Alex! :)
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