Live Auction 5992Christie's Interiors
George Melly (1926-2007)
Lot 274

George Melly (1926-2007)

The Mustard City Stompers at The Norwich Jazz Club

Closed12 April 2011

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GBP 500

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George Melly (1926-2007)
The Mustard City Stompers at The Norwich Jazz Club
signed and dated 'Georg [sic] Melly/56' (lower right) and inscribed 'NORWICH JAZZ CLUB/THE MUSTARD CITY STO' (upper left)
biro, on paper
7½ x 9 5/8 in. (19.1 x 24.5 cm.)

Specialist note

Sketched on the back of the Norwich Jazz Club programme for June 1956, this drawing by the celebrated jazz singer George Melly shows the influence of Georges Braque and other cubists. Melly worked for a gallery in London after the Second World War and later as a film and art critic. This drawing, therefore, is a rare example of his own artistic output.