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Sale 2709 - Lot 21

Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
FREDERICK PEGRAM (1870 - 1937)
"Why do the lions roar so loud?"

Pen and ink on board, 1936. 353x464 mm; 14x18¼ inches. Signed in lower right image. Date stamp, caption, and gallery label on verso.

Publication
Cartoon published in Punch Number 73, February 21, 1936.
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Additional Details

Full caption: "Margaret: 'Why do the lions roar so loud, Daddy?' Father: 'Because they see nice juicy boys and girls and aren't allowed to eat them.' Margaret (after deep thought): 'Daddy, when lions eat people, do they spit out the clothes.'"

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