£3,000 - £5,000
FOLLOWER OF WILLIAM HEATH ROBINSON (1872-1944)
group of fifteen amusing cartoons, colour and ink on silk, inscribed 'Drawn by Tang Hoon' , for serving British Troops, and dated 1906
portrait works, 150cm x 41cm approx. (IMAGES ONLY) Landscape works, 73cm x 126cm & 76cm x 127cm (IMAGES ONLY).
NOTE: It is thought that these cartoons were completed by Tang Hoon in Hong Kong, in the early 20th Century, for British troops serving in the territory, copying the Heath Robinson postcards
William Heath Robinson was a cartoonist and illustrator who was best known for drawings of fanciful elaborate machines with the objective of achieving a simple purpose.
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