Lot 692
PHIL MAY (1864-1903)
MRS MURPHY - SURE IT'S GOIN' TO BE A MOIGHTY HARD WINTER FATHER DEAR; THERE'LL BE A MOIGHTY LOT AV US OWLD FOLKS NIPPED IN THE BUD OI'M THINKING
Pen and black ink, title below
20.5 x 15.5cm.;
with another by the same hand, `Whistling the last new tune`, signed, 24 x 17cm. (2)
Provenance: (Murphy) London, Chris Beetles Ltd; (Tune) London, The Fine Art Society Ltd, April 1969
Illustrated: (Murphy) The Phil May Folio, London, W. Thacker & Co, 1904, no.237