Lot 371: RYAN, JOHN

COLLECTION OF TEN DRAWINGS FROM CAPTAIN PUGWASH, SIR PRANCELOT AND MARY, MUNGO AND MIDGE, TOGETHER WITH OTHER MATERIAL, COMPRISING: i) "Happy Christmas!" featuring characters from Captain Pugwash, Sir Prancelot and Mary, Mungo and Midge, 225 by 200mm., ink and watercolour drawing, signed and dated, framed and glazed; ii) "The Captain's Year", 210 by 220mm., ink and watercolour drawing, signed and dated, framed and glazed; iii) Pugwash playing the piano, 170 by 135mm., ink drawing, signed and dated, framed and glazed; iv) Pugwash cut-out, 238 by 165mm., ink and gouache, signed, framed and glazed; v) Pugwash’s Mate with one mechanism, 300 by 133mm., ink and gouache, signed; together with typed letter signed, 1 page, undated; vi) Pugwash standing by rigging and sails with two mechanisms, 230 by 305mm., ink and gouache, signed, one mechanism broken; vii) Crusader ship, 272 by 227mm., ink and gouache with card onlays, signed; viii) Two knights with one mechanism, 130 by 182mm., ink and gouache, signed; ix) Knight pulling a rope, 255 by 105mm., ink and gouache with card onlays, glue residue to foot; x) Mary, Mungo and Midge, 100 by 165mm., ink and watercolour drawing, signed, at foot of autograph letter signed, 1 page, 29 August 1994; xi) typed letter signed discussing “obscene interpretation” of names within Captain Pugwash, 1 page, 27 January 1995 together with newspaper cutting; xii) postcard, signed on reverse (14 pieces)

John Ryan (1921-2009), animator and cartoonist, created Sir Prancelot (31 episodes first broadcast in 1972), Mary, Mungo and Midge (13 episodes first broadcast in 1969) and Captain Pugwash (the original series of 30 episodes was first broadcast in 1974–75). It is thought that items iv to ix were used in the production of Sir Prancelot or Captain Pugwash.