Max Beerbohm (1872–1956)
“The Socialist” [George Bernard Shaw]
Ink, pencil, and wash over printed illustration, undated
Max Beerbohm (1872–1956)
Max Beerbohm “improved” this illustration in his copy of Archibald Henderson’s George Bernard Shaw: His Life and Works (1911).
"The enfant terrible of Edwardian England was undoubtedly 'Max' the artist. His sketches and captions lampooned English history and literature from the images of 39,000 BC to the productions of 'Max' himself. Books from Sir Max Beerbohm's library carry the marks of the poison pen he deftly wielded to deflate the pomposity of contemporaries enshrined in authorized biographies."—Lola Szladits
: Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
