London Bus (Original)

London Bus art by Richard Hook

London Bus (Original)


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Artist: Richard Hook
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 12" x 7" (300mm x 185mm)
Date: 1973
Code: HookEdwardianBus

This is the unique original Gouache painting by Richard Hook.

The appearance of motor buses in London was greeted with hatred and derision by many people who still considered the elegant hansom cab was the only way to travel.

In 1905 10,500 horse-drawn vehicles thronged the streets of London. By 1911 hardly a single horse-bus clip-clopped through the streets. Note the adverts for Lux, Pears and Whiteleys department store.

Another fine painting by Richard Hook used to illustrate the series The Edwardians. This episode was published in Look and Learn #583, 17th March 1973.
  • Artist Biography
    Richard Hook (1938 - January 2010; UK)
    Richard Hook was born in 1938 and trained at Reigate College of Art. After national service with 1st Bn, Queen's Royal Regiment, he became art editor of the much-praised magazine Finding Out during the 1960s.

    He then went on to work as a freelance illustrator, earning an international reputation for his deep knowledge of Native American material culture.

    He provided many illustrations, predominantly scenes from British history and daily life, for Look and Learn magazine during the 1960s and 1970s and illustrated more than 50 titles for Osprey, contributing to these books for over 30 years. Sadly Richard passed away in January 2010.
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