Disaster on the Blue Riband Challenge (Signed) (Original)
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 24" x 16" (605mm x 415mm)
Date: 1978
Signature: Signed by artist bottom right
Code: SmithJSArcticLL
This is the Signed unique original Gouache painting by John S Smith.
Challenge of the Blue Riband: The Duel That Led to Disaster. E K Collins' wife and children were among those who drown when the ship Arctic sank after a collision with a French steamer in 1854.
The smaller French steamer made it safely to port but The Arctic, though appearing only superficially damaged later sank. It proved to have too few lifeboats for the number of passengers and of the 391 passengers and crew only 45 survived.
This is the original artwork from Look and Learn no. 857 (17 June 1978).
- 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.