Thor Heyerdahl and Kon-Tiki (Original)

Artist: 20th Century unidentified artist
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 13" x 18" (325mm x 460mm)
Date: 1982
Code: 20thKonTiki

This is the unique original Gouache painting by 20th Century unidentified artist.

Kon-Tiki on its epic voyage. Inset shows the boat being constructed from balsa wood.

Thor Heyerdahl was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany, and geography. He became notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km across the Pacific Ocean in a hand-built raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands.

Original artwork for illustration on p81 of World of Knowledge annual 1983.