The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man
“IONICUS” JOSHUA CHARLES ARMITAGE (1913-1998)
The Ladies’ Man
Signed
Pen and ink heightened with white, unframed, in conservation mount
16 by 8 cm., 6 by 3 in. (mount size 32 by 23 cm., 12 by 9 in.)
Joshua Charles Armitage was a popular 20th century illustrator and cartoonist working for many magazine and producing numerous book illustrations and cover designs. He was born in Hoylake, Cheshire and studied at Liverpool School of Art. He took the pen name Ionicus for his first cartoon, which was published in Punch, 24 March 1944. Over the following 40 years he contributed 358 drawings to the magazine. As a book illustrator he work on over 50 Wodehouse titles.
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 The Ladies’ Man Signed Pen and ink heightened with white, unframed, in conservation mount 16 by 8 cm., 6 by 3 in. (mount size 32 by 23 cm., 12 by 9 in.) Joshua Charles Armitage was a popular 20th century illustrator and cartoonist working for many magazine and producing numerous book illustrations and cover designs. He was born in Hoylake, Cheshire and studied at Liverpool School of Art. He took the pen name Ionicus for his first cartoon, which was published in Punch, 24 March 1944. Over the following 40 years he contributed 358 drawings to the magazine. As a book illustrator he work on over 50 Wodehouse titles.){kind=link}