Marco Polo at the Court of Kubla Khan (Signed) (Original)
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 22" x 30" (560mm x 760mm)
Date: c. 1955
Signature: Signed by artist bottom right
Code: StocksmayPolo
This is the Signed unique original Gouache painting by F Stocks May.
A rich painting of Marco Polo presenting himself at the lavish court of the Mongol emperor Kubla Khan. One of a series of paintings painted for the book Heroes through the Ages.
A very commanding and colourful image, this fabulous SIGNED painting will attract attention and comment wherever it is hung. The colours are vivid and vibrant.
- Artist BiographyF Stocks May (flourished 1950s)
Illustrated many older children's books during the 1950s including 'The Boys Book Of Heroes' and 'Heroes Through the Ages'.
Illustrated the serialisation of the Lone Pine book 'Seven White Gates' in the comic Mickey Mouse Weekly between December 1953 and March 1954.