Jul 16, 2020 - Sale 2541

Sale 2541 - Lot 72

Price Realized: $ 688
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
WILLIAM HENRY ELLAM.
"What is your income?" Postcard design commissioned by S. Hildesheimer & Co., with their label on verso; circa 1910. Mixed media, including watercolor and gouache over graphite on board. 265x220 mm; 10 1/2x9 inches, on 14 3/4x10 1/2-inch sheet. Signed "Ellam" in lower right image and captioned in graphite in lower margin. Hinged to board with window matte.

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Ellam, a British painter and sculptor, was known for his postcards depicting comical romance scenes. His designs featuring animals in human situations, such as his series of animal couples sharing breakfast in bed, were especially popular.