Tea-Clipper Racing Home (Signed) (Original)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 23" x 15" (580mm x 380mm)
Date: 1982
Signature: Signed by artist bottom right
Code: SmithClipperBlueLL
This is the Signed unique original Watercolour painting by John S Smith.
Maritime England: The Copper-Bottom Clippers. Homeward bound clipper loaded with the choicest teas from China, including cut-away of hull. Original artwork from Look and Learn no. 1044 (13 March 1982).
- Artist BiographyJohn Stephen Smith (1921 - 2010; UK)
John started drawing from an early age and he went to art school just prior to World War II when he was called up and joined the Royal Navy. He served on the Cruiser HMS Niagara on the Malta and Russian convoys. After the war he continued his art studies and career.
His work has been commissioned by most shipping companies and railway companies and his art has been used by many leading publishers in the UK and USA.