Would You Oblige Me with a Match Please?

probably 1938

David Low

Associated Names
David Low

Artist, British, 1891 - 1963

This is a drawing of two figures labeled "Democracy" and "Dictatorship." One figure is seated in a chair holding a portrait and looking concerned, while the other figure stands behind them tying a fuse to the chair's leg. The seated figure appears unaware of the second figure, who is holding a lighting device. The fuse is connected to a round bomb behind the chair. The drawing is in a cartoon-like style with minimal color, focusing on line work and shading. The artist's signature "Low" is in the lower right corner. The caption at the bottom reads, "WOULD YOU OBLIGE ME WITH A MATCH PLEASE?"
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink with blue chalk heightened with white over graphite

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 35.4 x 48.6 cm (13 15/16 x 19 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9044

  • Series Title

    Evening Standard

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Bibliography

1939

  • National Gallery of Canada, Original Cartoons...by David Low. Ottawa, 1939: 30.

Inscriptions

lower right: Low; across bottom: WOULD YOU OBLIGE ME WITH A MATCH PLEASE?; vertical along right edge in blue: 7 ins deep / including title / (for "LOW AGAIN")

Wikidata ID

Q64540827

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