Playboy of Western World

Playboy of the Western World

Original color illustration by Marcellus Hall featuring J.M. Synge’s classic 1907 comedy The Playboy of the Western World, which was performed at the Irish Repertory Theater in the late summer of 2002. The cast of the 2002 revival included Irish theater mainstays John Keating, Clodagh Bowyer, and Aedín Moloney. Marcellus’s illustration was published in The New Yorker’s double August 19 & 26, 2002 issue alongside a short review of the play.

Ink, watercolor, and colored pencil on 8.25” x 9.25” Arches 140 lb. cold-pressed watercolor paper. Marcellus signed his initials in the lower right corner of the image. The bottom margin contains handwritten notes referencing the production of the play. The reverse side contains some additional handwritten notes, Marcellus’s signature stamp, and the date of publication. Excellent condition.