John Lennon's drawings, poems and prose

Original work from Lennon’s books In His Own Write and A Spaniard in the Works, taken from the collection of his publisher Tom Maschler, is to be auctioned at Sotheby’s New York in June. ‘I feared that being A Beatle might result in him not being taken seriously as a writer and artist,’ said Maschler. ‘I was wrong.’ Take a look through the portfolio

News: Lennon collection up for auction

  • Untitled illustration of a boy with six birds. ©All rights of reproduction reserved to the Estate of the late John Lennon
    Untitled illustration of a boy with six birds by John Lennon

  • Untitled illustration of a four-eyed guitar player. ©All rights of reproduction reserved to the Estate of the late John Lennon
    Untitled illustration of a four-eyed guitar player by John Lennon

  • “I sat belonely down a tree, humbled fat and small" from 'I Sat Belonely' published in In His Own Write. ©All rights of reproduction reserved to the Estate of the late John Lennon
    "I sat belonely down a tree, humbled fat and small" from 'I Sat Belonely' by John Lennon

  • "I sat belonely down a tree, humbled fat and small" from 'I Sat Belonely'. ©All rights of reproduction reserved to the Estate of the late John Lennon
    "I sat belonely down a tree, humbled fat and small" from 'I Sat Belonely' by John Lennon

  • “Oh dear sheep” from 'Bernice's Sheep'. ©All rights of reproduction reserved to the Estate of the late John Lennon
    'Oh dear sheep' from 'Bernice's Sheep' by John Lennon

  • “With just their heads above the ground” from 'The Wumberlog (or The Magic Dog)'. ©All rights of reproduction reserved to the Estate of the late John Lennon
    'With just their heads above the ground' from 'The Wumberlog (or The Magic Dog)'.

  • “Puffing and globbering they drugged theyselves rampling or dancing with wild abdomen, stubbing in wild postumes amongst themselves...” from ‘Neville Club’. ©All rights of reproduction reserved to the Estate of the late John Lennon
    'Puffing and globbering they drugged theyselves rampling or dancing with wild abdomen, stubbing in wild postumes amongst themselves...' from ‘Neville Club’

  • Untitled illustration of a vicar gazing at a naked couple. ©All rights of reproduction reserved to the Estate of the late John Lennon
    Untitled illustration of a vicar gazing at a naked couple by John Lennon

  • Untitled illustration of seven people and a dog. ©All rights of reproduction reserved to the Estate of the late John Lennon
    Untitled illustration of seven people and a dog by John Lennon

  • 'The Singularge Experience of Miss Anne Duffield' was Lennon's parody of Sherlock Holmes, published in A Spaniard in the Works. ©All rights of reproduction reserved to the Estate of the late John Lennon
    'The Singularge Experience of Miss Anne Duffield' was Lennon's parody of Sherlock Holmes, published in A Spaniard in the Works.

  • Lennon wrote ‘Partly Dave’ for In His Own Write on hotel notepaper when the Beatles were staying in Birmingham on 15 December 1963. ©All rights of reproduction reserved to the Estate of the late John Lennon
    Lennon wrote Partly Dave for In His Own Write on hotel headed notepaper when the Beatles were staying in Birmingham on 15 December 1963.
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