Wilfred Hardy - Original 1975 Gouache Graf Zeppelin - Illustration

Description

Wilfred Hardy - Original Original 1975 Gouache. Illustration for Look & Learn magazine. Dated on verso 19th July 1975. Signed. Small remnant of adhesive on the central upper edge of the canvas. Thin strip of mount burn along the left edge.

Hardy began working for Treasure in its early days after working as a commercial artist. Some of his earliest illustrations were designed to help youngsters understand subjects ranging from building a motorway to the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. Hardy became one of the mainstays of Fleetway’s educational titles, working for Look and Learn, Ranger, Speed & Power and World of Knowledge. His best known series was the long running ‘Into the Blue’ which helped establish him as an aviation artist of renown, an area he has continued working in - nowadays in oil and other media - for posters and private commissions. Producing the series ‘Into the Blue’ in Ranger and Look and Learn for some years helped Hardy develop an ability to depict aircraft of every description, from the days of stick and string to futuristic zeppelins. Hardy often picked the subject matter himself, although the text was usually editorially written, and designed the layouts for his pages. ‘Hardy’s Drawing Board’ was a popular feature in later issues of Look and Learn. Hardy is a member of the Guild of Aviation Artists.

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Size

15.5 x 22.2cm (6.1" x 8.7")
Sheet: 15.5 x 22.2cm (6.1" x 8.7")

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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