Captain Cook's Ship, The Resolution (Original)

Captain Cook's Ship, The Resolution art by James E McConnell

Captain Cook's Ship, The Resolution (Original)


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Artist: James E McConnell
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 10" x 4" (250mm x 95mm)
Date: 1966
Code: McConnellCookShipLL

This is the unique original Gouache painting by James E McConnell.

Captain Cook commanded the Resolution on his second (1772 -1775) and third (1776-1779) voyages of discovery in the Pacific. Cook was killed on Hawaii during the third voyage, the crew continued their exploration of the Pacific before sailing West back to Britain.

Originally published in The Look and Learn Book of 1001 Questions And Answers, 1966.
  • Artist Biography
    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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