Mar 09, 2023 - Sale 2629

Sale 2629 - Lot 128

Price Realized: $ 780
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200

EDWARD PENFIELD (1866-1925)

HARPER'S SEPTEMBER. 1898.


13 1/2x12 inches, 34 1/2x30 1/2 cm.
Condition B+: minor creases, abrasions and repaired tears at edges, some into image; restored top left corner; repaired pin holes at upper corners; horizontal fold; reds faded.

In this, one of the very earliest golf posters, Penfield picks up on the elitism of the sport which makes it an ideal pastime for one of his characters. In 1900, Penfield also designed a golf calendar. Kiehl 214, DFP-I 394, The Met 1984.1202.111.