Cecil Langley Doughty - Original Mid 20th Century Gouache Explosion

Description

Cecil Langley Doughty - Original Original Mid 20th Century Gouache. Illustration for Look & Learn magazine. Inscribed verso. On board. In fine condition.

Cecil Langley Doughty (1913-1985). Doughty was one of the most prolific and successful historical illustrators on Look and Learn, his work appearing over the full twenty year history of the magazine. In early issues he contributed colour cut-away diagrams of famous buildings such as Hampton Court and Windsor Castle before switching to illustrating articles ranging from ‘They Made Music’ to ‘Famous Faces from Famous Books’. Born in Withernsea, Yorkshire, on 7 November 1913, Doughty was trained at Battersea Polytechnic and began drawing comic strips in 1948, his first strip, featuring ‘Buffalo Bill’, appearing in Knockout. After drawing the detective series ‘Terry Brent’ for School Friend, he began specialising in historical strips, his best work featuring Robin Hood and Dick Turpin in the 1950s. When Look and Learn came to an end, Doughty continued to paint landscapes until his death, on 26 October 1985, aged 71.

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Size

34.8 x 28cm (13.7" x 11")
Sheet: 41.5 x 34cm (16.3" x 13.4")

Collection Information

From a collection of original artwork used in the children's publication Look & Learn dated from the 1960s to 1980s, including Finding Out, another British weekly educational magazine for children that was the main competitor to 'Look and Learn' before the two publications amalgamated in 1967, and Treasure. Most are mixed media including watercolour, gouache, poster paint, ink and acrylic.

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