'Livingstone I Presume?!' (Original)

'Livingstone I Presume?!' art by Neville Dear

'Livingstone I Presume?!' (Original)


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Artist: Neville Dear
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 14" x 8" (365mm x 215mm)
Date: 1962
Code: DearLivStanLL

This is the unique original Gouache painting by Neville Dear.

"Dr. Livingstone, I Presume?": the meeting of Stanley (1840-1904) and Livingstone (1813-73) at Ujiji in 1871. A wonderfully atmospheric depiction of one of the most famous meetings in history by Neville Dear.

This evocative piece was originally printed in Look and Learn Magazine 16/06/1962.
  • Artist Biography
    Neville Dear; UK
    A prolific artist for Look and Learn, illustrating a wide variety of historical subjects and various series including 'Disasters That Shook the World' (1963), 'By the Rivers of Babylon' (1964), 'They Made Headlines' (1964), 'Epic Stories of the Iron Road' (1965) and others. In 1949, Dear and two other students from the Royal College of Art were commissioned to decorate the walls of the children's section of the Chelsea Public Library.

    In the 1950s he began producing illustrations for William Collins, including work for Collins' Magazine, Collins Boys' Annual and books, including Showell Styles' 'Tiger Patrol' series.

    As well as his magazine illustrations for Look and Learn, Ranger, Argosy, Picture Post and others, Dear also worked for Oxford University Press, Wheaton, Hodder & Stoughton, Corgi, and Eyre Methuen. With others he illustrated The Hamlyn Bible for Children (1974) and he was a regular illustrator for Reader's Digest's condensed books.
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