CLARE A BRIGGS (1875 1930) The Niblick Who gets the most fu

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CLARE A. BRIGGS (1875-1930)
"The Niblick." * "Who gets the most fun out of golf?" Together, two cartoons published with added color in Golf: The Book of a Thousand Chuckles, the Famous Golf Cartoons by Briggs (Chicago: P. F. Volland & Co., copyright 1916). Pen and ink on thick paper mounted to board. The first is 322x352 mm; 12 3/4x14 inches, mounted to 16x17-inch board. Signed "Briggs" at right center image and titled below, on board. Not dated. Framed. The second is 310x355 mm; 12 1/4x14 inches, mounted to 15 1/2x15 3/4-inch board. Signed "Briggs" in lower center image, dated [19]16, and titled below, on board. Taped to matte and framed. See condition report for lot.

Provenance: From the collection of Dick McDonough.

Briggs' 1916 book of golf cartoons generally focuses on the humorous blunders and embarrassments of the 'duffer,' but also gives a fascinating glimpse into daily life on the course in the early days of the nascent sport. Though he dedicated the book 'to the Scoffers, the Duffers, and the Golfer,' he speaks of his fondness for the 'duffer' in his introduction: 'I prefer the thoughts of a duffer, because I believe in my cartoons of him I can reach the majority who make up the golf world. I do not have to exaggerate, I do not have to imagine. One need only to observe and draw only the real happenings, repeat the actual sayings, and depict true expressions.'

Though he claimed to be a 'duffer,' Briggs was an avid golfer and often played at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, the first public course in the United States. He was also a founding member of the Wykagyl Country Club in Westchester County, New York.

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