λ DAME LAURA KNIGHT (BRITISH 1877-1970)HARRY TATE AT THE COLISEUMPencil and watercolourSigned (lower right) and inscribed (lower left)34 x 24cm (13¼ x 9¼ in.)Harry Tate (1872-1940) was a well known English comedian who performed in music halls, variety shows and films. He was famous for his catch phrases such as 'Good-bye-eeee' which inspired a famous First World War song written by Weston and Lee. We are grateful to R. John Croft, FCA, the artist's great nephew, for his help in preparing this catalogue entry. The present work will be featured in his forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of the artist's work.λ Indicates that this lot may be subject to Droit de Suite royalty charges. From 1st January 2012 all UK art market professionals are required to collect a royalty payment for all works of art that have been produced by qualifying artists each time a work is re-sold during the artist’s lifetime and for a period up to 70 years following the artists death. This payment is only calculated on qualifying works of art which are sold for a hammer price more than the UK sterling equivalent of EURO 1,000. Please see our Terms and Conditions for a full definition of these charges. For a complete list of the royalty charges and threshold levels, please see www.dacs.org.uk.