Artist: James E McConnell Medium: Gouache on Board Size: 12" x 9" (295mm x 240mm) Date: 1971 Code: McConnellRivAmbush
This is the unique original Gouache painting by James E McConnell.
Hostile warriors from King Kamrasi's tribe poise to strike the British explorer Samuel Baker as he crosses a river alone in his desperate attempt to find a second source for the River Nile.
Despite both he and his wife coming close to death by fever he did discover the lake he named Lake Albert. Note light glue residue above lead warrior's head. This is reflected in the price.
Originally published in Look and Learn issue 492, 19 June 1971.
James E McConnell (1903 - 1995) Well known as a paperback and book jacket artist, particularly for Westerns, James McConnell never turned his hand to picture strips. Leonard Matthews, seeing his paperback work on display in a bookshop, soon had him working as a cover artist for Amalgamated Press, doing the majority of covers for the all text Western Library, a great many of the Cowboy Comics Library covers and a fair number of covers for Thriller Comics Library.
His robust, action-packed style is instantly recognisable. He always seemed more at home with cowboys rather than historical swashbucklers, his covers for the Western Library being of a particular high standard. Nonetheless, some of his historical covers for Thriller Comics Library are very satisfying for he is a great professional and can turn his hand to any genre. McConnell was an incredibly prolific artist, frequently completing a cover painting and the rough for another painting in the same day.
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