Copes Cigarette Card
Original Artwork for “Graces of Golf”

“Without question, the rarest and most difficult of all tobacco golf card sets is the 1900 Copes Golfers.” Swinging into the Past: A look at Pre-War Golf Cards by Dave Johnson. Johnson goes on to state that “[t]his set is truly the Mecca of all golf card sets.” “It is a set of 50 cards that feature artist renditions of some of the major names in the history of golf.”

Well, offered here is the original artwork for card #40 – “Graces of Golf”, featuring a woman golfer swinging. 

The fact that this original artwork still exists is extraordinary. It has been framed with a rare 1900 Copes card #40 that put this piece of artwork into use. The entire framed piece measures 8 3/4" x 7 1/4", and the artwork itself measures approximately 4 1/2" x 3".