Description: It is hard to escape the legacy of the Punch Magazine. From 1841 to 2002, the magazine cast a satirical eye on life in Britain. It charted the interests, concerns and frustrations of the country and today it stands as an invaluable resource not just as cartoon art and satire, but as primary source material for social historians.Vintage cartoon from Punch magazine by Bernard Partridge.THE SUPPLIANT. "For you I have robbed and lied and murdered East and West. For you I have sacrificed German honour and German faith. What other offering can I lay your feet?" --Hitler at the feet of monster 'World Power' has nothing else to throw into the cauldron--Weltmacht, German for world power. Size 8 x 10 1/2 inches, image shown is slightly cropped. Source: PUNCH Magazine, May 15, 1940. Condition: light handling wear, still bright paper, clean; verso has print. Vintage not a modern reproduction. Knighted in 1925, Sir Bernard Partridge was simply one of the finest political cartoonists ever to grace the pages of Punch, and therefore the world. His style was a simplifying of Sir John Tenniel's fine cross hatching, with thicker but no less detailed expression into dramatic and epic statements. This successful progression of tone in Punch was in no small part due to Partridge having been a theatre actor of renown who knew and painted many portraits of Henry Irving, one of England's greatest stage actors. His bold and rousing images span a career of over 50 years including his WW 1 & 2 political cartoons are not only the best of propaganda from that time, but also often chillingly and brutally observed, still fresh and hard hitting. If one were to pick just two definitive examples from Punch magazine, it would surely be a Tenniel cartoon from the Victorian era and a Partridge cartoon from the Twentieth Century. I have other hard-to-find original Punch cartoon illustrations for sale. Combine orders with no extra shipping fees. Punch, a magazine of humor and satire, ran from 1841-2002. A very British institution renowned internationally for its wit and irreverence, it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Questions welcome. Extra images can be added by request. International shipping available. All orders are carefully packaged for safe delivery. Experienced full time professional bookseller since 1994; print, map and poster seller since 2000.
Price: 19.95 USD
Location: Milton, Vermont
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Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Artist: Bernard Partridge
Style: Cartoon
Date of Creation: 1940
Width (Inches): 8 inches
Color: Black and White
Subject: Hitler Weltmacht
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Height (Inches): 10 1/2 inches
Type: Print
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
