I'm selling a range of Cartoons by the Artist John Barton who was a gifted all round artist : Painter, Sculptor, Wood carver, Printmaker who never had enough time for the many and varied projects he wished to create and complete. Born in Scotland in the early 1930's ( He died in 2004) his first published cartoons were with Scottish Field , simple fairly crude drawings in the late 1950's, followed by drawings published in SHE magazine in the 1960's, and over the years he evolved his style . His cartooning career wasn't ongoing despite the magazines badgering him , he was simply too busy to commit totally to Cartooning.
He was published in PUNCH magazine 1986,1987,1988 when a published cartoon earned the Artist around £35 - £60 . His work was described by the ART EDITOR in a personal letter :" Your style of cartooning is exquisite " .....In the 1990's he was publishing in the OLDIE who paid around £40...He exhibited at THE CARTOON SHOP Bristol alongside other members of the Cartoonists ClubHad work in the Oct 1992 SPORTSTRIP Cartoon exhibition & auction at the Mall Galleries in Aid of Famine Relief in SomaliaWas included in the1994 BRIGHTON FESTIVAL1994-97 was an artist in the stable of JACK DUNCAN CARTOONS & BOOKS Museum Street London which then continued as the LONDON CARTOON GALLERYAlso published in the SPECTATOR
Invited to submit & successfully selected for the prestigious 2ND & the 5th KYOTO INTERNATIONAL CARTOON EXHIBITIONS in Japan 1996 & 2002 100 Cartoonists from 30 Countries
He was invited to exhibit / submit to countless other Projects for Cartoonists including Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Parkhurst Prisoners cards initiative, and The Orangutan Foundation ( wonderful drawing of an Orangutan on a motorbike) 1996, The Royal british Legion book War & Peace 1994, The 1995 Lord Mayors appeal for British Heart Foundation exhibition amongst others ... oh & finalist in the SUNDAY TIMES STRIP CARTOON COMPETION Dec 1982
This Cartoon : " I'VE JUST BEEN REGURGITATED " was one that the Cartoon Gallery had in its collection until it closed.Pen & ink on fairly light weight paper. The one for the CG was a second drawing , he would often draw around his subject . Also including in this sale the original Artwork submitted to the Magazine,this would have been submitted as a " rough " if the Magazine then likes it they return and commission the finished artwork... In this case it was bought by PUNCH PUBLICATIONS LTD in April 1987 (along with a companion piece separately listed - "I thought this might happen "....) He was paid £39.00 each for them . You will see why he didn't spend his life Cartooning , that's a lot of drawing for very little money . Please look at the others i have up for sale , some black & white & some coloured.Will be posted out flat...I can combine postage ....
NB also included in this sale is a watercolour study too . The rough submitted was the one without the chain on the wall - you are getting 3 pieces of Artwork all originals