The Merry Cobblers (Original)

Artist: Nadir Quinto
Medium: Pen & Ink Wash on Board
Size: 7" x 9" (180mm x 230mm)
Date: 1963
Code: QuintoShoes

This is the unique original Pen & Ink Wash by Nadir Quinto.

A poor shoemaker and his wife look on as deep into the night a pair of Elves make magical shoes for them.

This is a painted illustration from the story The Merry Cobblers, part of a series called Tales from Many Lands that was published in early issues of the pre-school children's storypaper Treasure. This example was published 8th June 1963. Most of the tales seem to be Scandinavian. Painted using pen, ink and watercolour.

• Artist Biography
  Nadir Quinto (1918 - 1994; Milan, Italy)
  Nadir Quinto's contributions to the Thriller Picture Library were strips featuring the adventures of Robin Hood. Nadir Quinto was born in Milan and attended the Accademia di Brera and, immediately after the War, began contributing picture strips to most of the top Italian comic journals such as Dinamite, Albi di Salgari, Festival and L'Intrepido. In 1946 he began drawing and lettering strips for Corrieri dei Piccoli. After his brief time drawing Robin Hood strips for the TPL, he left comics to concentrate on illustration, only to return to drawing strips for the Italian comic journals in the 1970s.