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Pat Wright’s Modesty Blaise (4813)

May 24, 2011

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Here’s an ORIGINAL MODESTY BLAISE strip by the gifted artist Pat Wright (Pen & Ink). This Piece of Original Art is from the Modesty Blaise strip ” EVE and ADAM” (by Peter O’Donnell) & is numbered 4813.  The daily strips ” Eve and Adam” appeared in the London Evening Standard: 4 January 1981 – 23 May 1980 […]

Reg Smythe’s Andy Capp (Z126)

March 9, 2011

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This is a UNIQUE ORIGINAL ART SIGNED ANDY CAPP strip (this strip is the only one in the world!!!). This ANDY CAPP’s ORIGINAL ART was Penned, Inked  & Signed by the brilliant Reg Smythe, one of the great masters of cartoons. Reg Smythe (1917 – 1998): Born in Hartlepool, the son of a boat builder. He […]

David Wright’s Carol Day (2734)

March 8, 2011

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This is an UNIQUE ORIGINAL CAROL DAY strip, with Penned & Inked ART by the brilliant but under-rated great master of illustration DAVID WRIGHT. The strip Carol Day ran for over 10 years from 1956 to 1967, in the London newspaper The Daily Mail and garnered a fanatical following, appearing in 22 countries. The ‘Carol Day’ […]

Jesus Blasco’s watercolour (III)

March 7, 2011

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Here’s an ORIGINAL SIGNED JESUS BLASCO WATERCOLOUR dated 1975. Blasco’s stunning mastery of colour can be seen here in these Superb Painting. Detailed  & telling by this virtuoso of fairy tale illustrations. The guards amusing themselves telling stories whereas  the hero of this story escapes on his horse from his captivity (it is a fairy […]

J Holdaway Modesty Blaise 1728

March 6, 2011

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This is an ORIGINAL MODESTY BLAISE strip, with Pen & Ink by the great master of illustration, the brilliant & inimitable JIM HOLDAWAY. & Signed by the artist. This superb Piece of Original Art is from the Modesty Blaise strip ”RED GRYPHON” (by Peter O’Donnell) & is numbered 1728. The daily strips ”Red Gryphon” appeared […]

Ron Embleton’s The Tinder Box (III)

March 5, 2011

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This is an ORIGINAL RON EMBLETON’S WATERCOLOUR from ” The TINDER BOX ”. Ron Embleton did the Original Artwork for the serial ”The Tinder Box” which was published in various issues of ”Once Upon a Time” magazine in 1970. This Original Watercolour appeared in print form on page 1 in the magazine ”Once Upon a Time” No. […]

J Holdaway Modesty Blaise 1755

December 21, 2010

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This is an ORIGINAL MODESTY BLAISE strip, with Pen & Ink by the great master of illustration, the brilliant & inimitable JIM HOLDAWAY. & Signed by the artist. This superb Piece of Original Art is from the Modesty Blaise strip ”RED GRYPHON” (by Peter O’Donnell) & is numbered 1755. The daily strips ”Red Gryphon” appeared […]

Kenneth Lilly’s watercolour

December 20, 2010

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Here’s an ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR by one of the greatest Wildlife artists Kenneth (Norman) Lilly (1929-1996) who contributed many illustrations and covers to Look and Learn, Treasure, Once Upon A Time & TV Wonderland. This great artist was especially noted for his studies of birds, although he turned his brush to most forms of wildlife. As […]

Jesus Blasco’s watercolour (II)

December 17, 2010

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Here’s an ORIGINAL SIGNED JESUS BLASCO WATERCOLOUR which appeared 3 August 1968 in print form for an illustration in a fairy tale book for children (Bumper Fairy Story Book & My favourite Stories Teddy Bear). Blasco’s stunning mastery of colour can be seen here in these Superb Painting. Wonderfully detailed by this virtuoso of fairy […]

Ron Embleton’s The Secret of the Trolls

December 16, 2010

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Here’s an ORIGINAL RON EMBLETON’S WATERCOLOUR from ”The SECRET of the TROLLS”. Ron Embleton did the Original Artwork for the serial  ”The Secret of the Trolls” which was published in various issues of the magazine ”Once Upon a Time” in 1970 & in ”My Best Book of Fairy Tales”.  This Original Watercolour at auction appeared […]

Reg Smythe’s Andy Capp (Z95)

December 15, 2010

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This is a UNIQUE ORIGINAL ART SIGNED ANDY CAPP strip (this strip is the only one in the world!!!). This ANDY CAPP’s ORIGINAL ART was Penned, Inked  & Signed by the brilliant Reg Smythe, one of the great masters of cartoons. Reg Smythe (1917 – 1998): Born in Hartlepool, the son of a boat builder. He […]

Pat Wright’s Modesty Blaise (4893)

December 12, 2010

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Here’s an ORIGINAL MODESTY BLAISE strip by the gifted artist Pat Wright (Pen & Ink). This Piece of Original Art is from the Modesty Blaise strip ” BRETHERN of BLAISE” (by Peter O’Donnell) & is numbered 4893.  The daily strips ” Brethern of Blaise” appeared in the London Evening Standard: 7 January 1980 – 23 […]

Ron Embleton’s The Siblings

December 10, 2010

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Here’s an ORIGINAL RON EMBLETON’S WATERCOLOUR ” The Siblings ” ca 1970. The story was about a brother & sister who on their travels met some rather unusual people. RON EMBLETON’S stunning mastery of colour and composition can be seen here in this Superb Original Painting. Glorious & Vibrant colours. Size image: 6 ½ x […]

David Wright’s Carol Day (2796)

December 9, 2010

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This is an UNIQUE ORIGINAL CAROL DAY strip, with Penned & Inked ART by the brilliant but under-rated great master of illustration DAVID WRIGHT. The strip Carol Day ran for over 10 years from 1956 to 1967, in the London newspaper The Daily Mail and garnered a fanatical following, appearing in 22 countries. The ‘Carol Day’ […]

Jesus Blasco’s watercolour

December 5, 2010

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Here’s a Stunning ORIGINAL SIGNED JESUS BLASCO WATERCOLOUR dated 1975. Blasco’s stunning mastery of colour can be seen here in these Superb Painting. Detailed  & telling by this virtuoso of fairy tale illustrations. The guard is asleep &  the hero of this story is trying to escape from his captivity, treading very cautiously in order not […]

Virginio Livraghi’s Brer Rabbit

December 3, 2010

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This is an Original Watercolour board 1970 by the great artist VIRGINIO LIVRAGHI & SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. Virginio Livraghi was an Italian comic strip artist and illustrator who worked for the British nursery comics Playhour and Once Upon a Time. He illustrated Alice in Wonderland, Curly the Pig & of course Brer Rabbit. Livraghi provided […]

Reg Smythe’s Andy Capp (Y246)

November 24, 2010

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This is a UNIQUE ORIGINAL ART SIGNED ANDY CAPP strip (this strip is the only one in the world!!!). This ANDY CAPP’s ORIGINAL ART was Penned, Inked  & Signed by the brilliant Reg Smythe, one of the great masters of cartoons. Reg Smythe (1917 – 1998): Born in Hartlepool, the son of a boat builder. He […]

Jim Holdaway’s Modesty Blaise (187)

November 22, 2010

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Here’s a MODESTY BLAISE – ORIGINAL Pen & Ink by Jim Holdaway & Signed by the artist.  It’s a very EARLY ORIGINAL MODESTY BLAISE strip by one of the great masters of illustration, the brilliant Jim Holdaway. This superb Piece of Original Art is from the Modesty Blaise strip ” THE LONG LEVER ” (by […]

Nadir Quinto’s Peter’s Good Servants

November 18, 2010

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Here are 4 ORIGINAL WATERCOLOURS attributed to one of the great masters of Fairy Tales illustration NADIR QUINTO. Nadir Quinto illustrated for the magazine Once Upon A Time The story Peter’s Good Servants. These Original Watercolours appeared in print form in the magazine Once Upon A Time dated 12 June 1971 (see image above).  Quinto was a […]

Bill Titcombe’s Benny Hill

November 17, 2010

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This is an original Benny Hill Pen and Ink & Wash board by the great illustrator of Children’s comics Bill Titcombe. Bill Titcombe was a talented comic strip artist with many styles & has been illustrating children’s comics since the late 1950s. He illustrated The Telegoons, Bugs Bunny, Tom and Jerry and the Dad’s Army […]