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Michael Caine as Alfie in Alfie

Michael ffolkes (1925-1988)


Price
£850

Signed
Signed and inscribed with title

Medium
Ink with pencil

Dimensions
8 ¾ x 10 inches

Provenance
The Estate of Michael Bateman

Illustrated
Punch, 30 March 1966, page 468

Exhibited
'The Illustrators: The British Art of Illustration 1807-2026' Chris Beetles Gallery, London, November 2026-January 2027, no 172

Adapted from Bill Naughton’s 1963 play of the same
name,
Alfie premiered in March 1966 and starred
Michael Caine as the eponymous womanising chauffeur. The film was a box office and critical success, with five Academy Award nominations including Best Actor for Michael Caine, and is considered one of the most influential British films of the twentieth century.


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