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  • Tourtel (Mary, 1897-1948). Rupert, April 16, 1944, pen & ink
    Dec. 14, 2023

    Tourtel (Mary, 1897-1948). Rupert, April 16, 1944, pen & ink

    Est: £500 - £800

    Tourtel (Mary, 1897-1948). Rupert, April 16, 1944, pen & ink * Tourtel (Mary, 1897-1948). Rupert, April 16, 1944, sepia pen & ink on paper, half-length portrait of Rupert the Bear wearing his trademark scarf, inscribed by the artist 'Rupert', and signed and dated, toned, 4 folds, sheet size 15.8 x 13 cm, framed and glazed (12.8 x 14.2 cm), ink inscription on backboard "'Rupert Bear' Original drawing by his creator, Mary Tourtel - Given to me by her, April 1944 - Eve Sheldon-Williams" QTY: (1) NOTE: Provenance: Given by the artist to the owner's grandmother, Eve Sheldon-Williams; thence by descent. Painter Eve Sheldon-Williams (1916-2001) was the daughter of artists Inglis and Ina Sheldon-Williams. She studied painting, illustration and design at the Central School of Arts and Crafts from 1937 to 1941 under William Roberts, John Skeaping, Bernard Meninsky and John Farleigh. She subsequently became a lecturer for the Arts Council, and in 1957 she was appointed to the panel of the London County Council Art Instructors for illustration, design, life and fashion drawing. She also taught at Harrow School of Art, Wealdstone Grammar School, and was Head of Art at the Hall School, Hampstead. She showed regularly at the New English Art Club and elsewhere.

    Dominic Winter Auctions
  • Mary Tourtel (1874-1948)
    May. 25, 2023

    Mary Tourtel (1874-1948)

    Est: £400 - £600

    Mary Tourtel (1874-1948) Rupert Bear: The Examinations ink and pencil 11 x 15.5cm Provenance: With Chris Beetles Limited, London Exhibited: London, The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1837-2011, November 2011 - January 2012, cat. no.283 Literature: Brian Stewart, The Rupert Bear Dossier, London, Hawk Books, 1997, p.13 Illustrated: Daily Express, 1922, Rupert Goes to School, no.22 Mary Tourtel, Rupert Little Bear's Adventures, London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co, 1924 The longest-running children’s comic character in the world, Rupert the Bear has been an emblem for our collective childhood for more than a century. Throughout his long life, Rupert has appeared in several guises and has been under the stewardship of several hands. Rupert was born in 1920 when The Daily Express sought to commission a comic strip to rival Teddy Tail and Pip, Squeak and Wilfred, the flagship comics of The Daily Mail and The Daily Mirror, respectively. Herbert Tourtel, the news editor of the Express at the time, was tasked with leading the project. Mr Tourtel, unlike his colleagues, had a secret weapon – his wife, Mary, who was already an established illustrator and author. Capitalising on the popularity of ‘dancing’ bears in travelling circuses and the growing demand for Steiff bears, Mary and Herbert decided that their character would be a small, anthropomorphised bear. Rupert was introduced to readers in the November 8th, 1920, edition of the Express. At this time, Rupert was rather more ursine, with umber fur and a striding gait, however, rising ink costs soon dictated that Rupert was to have white fur. Mary enjoyed a successful tenure as Rupert’s custodian for fifteen years, until 1935 when her eyesight began to deteriorate. Alfred Bestall was brought in as Mary’s successor, but, out of respect for her, Bestall did not sign his works until after Mary’s death in 1948. After thirty years of illustrating Rupert and his Nutwood friends, Bestall retired from illustration and was succeeded by, amongst others John Harrold and, current illustrator, Stuart Trotter.

    Cheffins
  • Tourtel (Mary) The Adventures of Rupert the Little Lost Bear, first edition in book form, [1921].
    May. 11, 2023

    Tourtel (Mary) The Adventures of Rupert the Little Lost Bear, first edition in book form, [1921].

    Est: £150 - £200

    Tourtel (Mary) The Adventures of Rupert the Little Lost Bear, first edition in book form, illustrations, pencil scribbling to p.53, light foxing, endpapers browned, original pictorial boards, discoloured, corners bumped and rubbed, surface soiling, rebacked, 4to, [1921].

    Forum Auctions - UK
  • MARY TOURTEL EIGHTEEN VOLUMES FROM RUPERT LITTLE BEAR LIBRARY INCLUDING NUM
    Jun. 20, 2018

    MARY TOURTEL EIGHTEEN VOLUMES FROM RUPERT LITTLE BEAR LIBRARY INCLUDING NUM

    Est: £30 - £50

    MARY TOURTEL EIGHTEEN VOLUMES FROM RUPERT LITTLE BEAR LIBRARY INCLUDING NUMBER 1

    Cato Crane & Company
  • TOURTEL (MARY)
    Sep. 16, 2014

    TOURTEL (MARY)

    Est: £100 - £200

    None

    Bonhams
  • Illustrations for Rupert Annuals : 'They saw a small boy's upturned face gazing at them in fright; and Rambling (both illustrated)
    Jul. 03, 2007

    Illustrations for Rupert Annuals : 'They saw a small boy's upturned face gazing at them in fright; and Rambling (both illustrated)

    Est: £1,000 - £1,500

    Mary Tourtel (1897-1940) Illustrations for Rupert Annuals : 'They saw a small boy's upturned face gazing at them in fright; and Rambling (both illustrated) both signed with initials 'M.T.' (lower right) black ink and blue crayon with touches of white heightening, unframed 5 x 6¼ in. (12.8 x 15.8 cm.) a pair (2)

    Christie's
  • Mary Tourtel (1897-1940)
    Jun. 29, 2005

    Mary Tourtel (1897-1940)

    Est: £2,500 - £3,500

    Preparatory sketches for cartoon strips for the Daily Express: Rupert and Bingo; and Rupert's Seaside Holiday all extensively inscribed and variously dated pencil, unframed 5 x 7 1/2 in. (12.7 x 19 cm.) (11)

    Christie's
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