After the Eclipse The Führer: 'When am I going to see my Nordic spots in the sun?'

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After the Eclipse The Führer: 'When am I going to see my Nordic spots in the sun?'

Ernest Howard Shepard (1879-1976)

Price

£3,500

Signed

Signed
Inscribed with title below mount

Medium

Pen and ink

Dimensions

12 x 9 ¾ inches

Illustrated

Punch, 24 June 1936, Page 703

Exhibited

'Artist at War. a Unique Exhibition About E H Shepard, Illustrator of Winnie-the Pooh', Huis Doorn, Netherlands, 11 August-10 December 2017; 'E H Shepard at Punch, 1907-1952', Chris Beetles Gallery, July 2019

A solar eclipse took place on 19 June 1936 and was observed by expeditions in Kamishari, in North Africa, in North Japan, and Omsk, in Siberia.
This is a metaphor for Hitler's imperialistic designs.

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