Lot 49
JOHN BURNINGHAM (B. 1936)
'ENGLAND': CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW
Auction: 28 February 2018 from 11:00 GMT
£550
Description
Pencil, ink and crayon, framed, signed on label verso
Dimensions
37cm x 29cm (14.5in x 11in)
Footnote
Note: The original illustration for 'England', first published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1992. 'England' and the later book 'France' were books for adults where John was attempting to define the essential characteristics of the two countries. He says of 'England' "I had to come to terms with the class system, which everyone claims has vanished but I'm not sure it has. Changes in behaviour are superficial. Young people have aspirations to be different from the previous generation but as the y grow up, and get older, they revert to being more like their parents"