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The Library of Barry Humphries (at Forum Auctions)
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The Library of Barry Humphries (at Forum Auctions)

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The auction features a remarkable array of books, manuscripts, works on paper and objets from the extensive library of the legendary comedian, actor, author, and satirist Barry Humphries (1934-2023).

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Auction dates
Mar 26, 2025 01:00 PM GMT
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We found 21 items matching your search
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θ May (Phil) Artist's sketchbook with over 80 original drawings, sketches, and studies from life, …
2,200 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Franz von Bayros (1866-1924) , Die Fünf Sinne - Der Gerüch, Pen and black ink, black wash, [c.1910]
3,000 GBP
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Franz von Bayros (1866-1924) , Oh! Maintenant notre sang s'unit, pen and ink, wash, [c.1910]
0 GBP
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Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898), After. , Original advertising poster for The Yellow Book, Vol. XIII, …
800 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Charles Conder (1868-1909) , Portrait of William Rothenstein in a shower of tears, pencil, 1896
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Jean-Louis Forain (1852-1931) , Le modèle, pencil, [c. 1900]
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500 - 700 GBP
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Louis Émile Anquetin (1861-1932), Sleeping Nymph, black chalk, [c.1900]
0 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Emilie Mediz-Pelikan (1861-1908) , Moonlit glacier, coloured chalks, 1901
6,000 GBP
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (1859–1923) , Self-portrait, black chalk with pencil, [c. 1905]
3,200 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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λ Augustus Edwin John (1878–1961) , Study of a Piedmontese gypsy encampment, with traditional …
0 GBP
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Charles Haslewood Shannon (1863-1937), Portrait of Ronald Firbank (1886-1926), coloured chalks, …
3,500 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Frans Stamkart (1874-1947) , Leda and the Swan, black and white chalks, [c.1910]
5,000 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Eric Herald Macbeth Robertson (1887-1941), Three Figures, pencil, 1911
850 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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λ Jean Cocteau (1889-1963), Portrait de Georges Auric, tête de profil, pen and black ink, [c.1920]
1,500 GBP
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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λ Eugéne Robert Pougheon (1886-1955) , Sheet of studies for 'Les Captives', charcoal, …
0 GBP
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λ Lynn Paula Russell (b.1949) , Erotic scene, in an English carved oak frame, coloured pencil, …
1,400 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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K.A. (Contemporary), Drapery study of a cloaked figure, pen and ink, charcoal, 2017
500 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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