Striking Gold in Australia (Signed) (Original)

Artist: Roger Payne
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 9" x 12" (225mm x 300mm)
Date: 1980
Signature: Signed by artist lower right
Code: PayneGoldLL

This is the Signed unique original Gouache painting by Roger Payne.

Gold prospectors in Western Australia rush over to marvel at the biggest lump of pure gold they had ever seen. Miner Larcombe despaired of ever finding wealth on his diggings and was considering giving up - and then his son made a startling find.

Original artwork for illustration on p10 of Look and Learn issue no 962 (16 August 1980).

• Artist Biography
  Roger Payne (born c. 1934; UK)
  Roger Payne is a professional illustrator from the UK. His homoerotic work is well known amongst aficionados but he has also done many illustrations for books and magazines, including historical illustrations for Look and Learn.