South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Books
Online-Only Auction, 27 January - 6 February 2017
Paintings and Sculpture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 16 000USD 641 - 854
About this Item
John Berry
British 1920-2010
Panther; Cheetah, two
one signed
oil on board
10 by 7cm excluding frame; 24 by 22 by 4cm including frame
Notes
John Berry was the British illustrator who came up with the idea of the iconic tiger used in the Esso advertisements, with the slogan 'put a tiger in your tank' . He was also one of the illustrators for the popular Ladybird books published between 1961 and 1978.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Berry_(illustrator) 18 January 2017.
