Thomas (Bert)

A collection of fifteen cartoons, majority from the London Opinion, including: ‘Chinoiserie. Mahjong comes to Mayfair’, pencil, ink and wash on board, some staining, date stamps on verso, 380 x 270mm, 1930s (15)

***Thomas is best known for "'Arf a Mo', Kaiser!", an iconic image of a grinning Cockney Tommy lighting a pipe, which he drew, supposedly in ten minutes, during the early months of the First World War. His cartoons were published by The Bystander, The Graphic, Tatler and Punch, amongst others.