Original artworks from the collection of The Illustrated London News Group will come up at Christie’s Interiors sale in South Kensington, London on October 7. There are original illustrations from the world’s first illustrated weekly news magazine, The Illustrated London News, published from 1842 to 2003 and The Sphere, a weeklyillustrated newspaper published from 1900 to 1964. The illustrations highlight the role these publications played in chronicling British history. From their coverage of World War I and World War II, the wedding of Queen Elizabeth and Phillip Mountbatten and The Festival of Britain, The Illustrated London News documented key events of the time to its British and North American readership. Works on paper by leading artists and illustrators of the period, Bryan de Grineau, Steven Ward, Fortunino Matania and several oils by Terence Cuneo are featured.
Gas Attack on British Troops in the trenches.
Fortunino Matania R.I. (1881-1963)
The new munition workers: A busy scene in a shell factory (£700-1,000). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014.
Fortunino Matania R.I. (1881-1963)
George V being crowned king by the Archbishop of Canterbury, June 22, 1911 (£500-700). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltdl, 2014
Terence Cuneo (1907-1996)
Design for the front cover of The Illustrated London News Royal Wedding Number to commemorate the marriage of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, November 1947 (£10,000-15,000). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014
Terence Cuneo (1907-1996)
Design for the front cover of the Festival of Britain edition of The Illustrated London News, 1951 (£10,000-15,000). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014