£310.00
HMS Invincible (Signed) (Original)
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 11" x 15" (290mm x 390mm)
Date: 1981
Signature: Signed by artist bottom right
Code: SmithJSCarrier1LL
This is the Signed unique original Gouache painting by John S Smith.
One of the Royal Navy's aircraft carriers, with 19,500 tons displacement and ability to carry 15 aircraft. This is the original artwork for illustration on p7 of Look and Learn issue no 1026 (7 November 1981).
- 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.