Sue Macartney-Snape Sold at Auction Prices

Sue Macartney-Snape (contemporary illustrator/cartoonist/ social satirist ) For more than fifteen years, Sue Macartney-Snape has been drawing “Social Sterotypes” or characters for the London Daily Telegraph. She was born in Tanganyika, educated in Australia and now based in London where she has enjoyed sell-out exhibitions of her work. She is a master of satire and humorous visual social commentary. Her works have been described as “topical caricature”. A British writer and television personality, John Julius Norwich is quoted as saying that her paintings “illustrate the English social scene more brilliantly and with greater accuracy than those of any other painter working today.” In addition to her columns and commissions, Sue has published nine books of her “sterotypes” since 1994. She is the recipient of many awards, including the 2004 Pont Award and being acclaimed as the P. G. Wodehouse of Art.