HMS Exeter and HMS York (Original)

Artist: John S Smith
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 15" x 9" (380mm x 220mm)
Date: 1978
Code: SmithJSBshipsLL

This is the unique original Gouache painting by John S Smith.

As World War II began, the British cruisers, Exeter and York, were hunting down the German ship Bremen which had sailed from New York in an attempt to return to Germany.

This is the original artwork for illustration on p18 of Look and Learn issue no 863 (29 July 1978).

• Artist Biography
  John 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.