Youngster (who has just got a penny to spend): 'Ow much is them grapes Mister?'
Shopkeeper (amused). 'They are four shillings and sixpence a pound , my lad.'
Youngster. ' Well ,then, give us a 'aporth o' carrots. I'm a demon for fruit'
Phil May (1864-1903)
Price
£1,250
Signed
Signed and dated '95 Signed and inscribed with title on the reverse
Medium
Ink
Dimensions
8 x 5 ½
inches
Illustrated
Punch, 1 June 1895, page 255
Literature
David Cuppleditch, Phil May the Artist & His Wit, London: Fortune Press, 1981, page 115
Exhibited
Fine Art Society, Edinburgh, June 1965, no 33; 'The Art of Leaving Out – Phil May', Cartoon Art Trust, London, August 2003