Jesus Monterde Blasco (1919-1995) Buffalo Bill for Comet and Billy the Kid for Sun , for which latter comic he later drew Robin Hood and Dick Turpin . In addition to Thriller Picture Library , he contributed many strips to the Cowboy Comics Library and picture strip versions of two Jeffrey Farnol historical romances for Look and Learn . He drew many strips for Lion , the best-known - and probably the most celebrated of all his strips in this country - being The Steel Claw . Biography extract courtesy of David Ashford and Norman Wright.
Can the Three Bears Help? (Original)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 10" x 6" (260mm x 150mm)
Date: 1970s
Description: A young girl asks the Three Bears for help in filling her jar in this charming Blasco illustration.
The Empty Jar (Original)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 10" x 6" (260mm x 150mm)
Date: 1970s
Description: No sugar for the coffee, what will the little girl do? Fun opening to a fairytale re-telling by Jesus Blasco.
Tales of Knights in Armour (Original) (Signed)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 9" x 12" (240mm x 300mm)
Date: 1979
Signature: Signed by Artist
Description: An original watercolour used in a children's book. A charming painting depicting a blacksmith recounting tales of knights in armour to an enraptured child.
The Mailman (Original) (Signed)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 9" x 12" (240mm x 300mm)
Date: 1979
Signature: Signed by Artist
Description: An original watercolour painting, one of a series of paintings by Blasco for children's books during the 1970s.
Sad King Simon 1 (Original)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 9" x 11" (240mm x 280mm)
Date: 1974
Description: A page of original art from the magazine 'Now I Know' Annual 1974. Fabulous Blasco fairytale art, a subject at which he excelled.
Russian Folk Hero Ilya 1 (Original) (Signed)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 13" x 17" (320mm x 440mm)
Date: 1975
Signature: Signed by Artist
Description: An original board from the series in Look and Learn dated 18th January 1975 about the Russian folk legend Ilya and how he helped Valdimir of Kiev depose the Tsar Kalin. Blasco's work as always is superb.
Russian Folk Hero Ilya 2 (Original) (Signed)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 13" x 17" (320mm x 440mm)
Date: 1975
Signature: Signed by Artist
Description: An original board from the series in Look and Learn dated 18th January 1975 about the Russian folk legend Ilya and how he helped Valdimir of Kiev depose the Tsar Kalin. Blasco's work as always is superb.
Russian Folk Hero Ilya 3 (Original) (Signed)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 13" x 17" (320mm x 440mm)
Date: 1975
Signature: Signed by Artist
Description: An original board from the series in Look and Learn dated 18th January 1975 about the Russian folk legend Ilya and how he helped Valdimir of Kiev depose the Tsar Kalin. Blasco's work as always is superb.
Donkey Skin by Charles Perrault (Original)
Medium: Watercolour on Paper
Size: 12" x 7" (300mm x 180mm)
Description: One of a series of enchantingly colourful and romantic paintings used to illustrate the Charles Perrault fairy tale 'Donkey Skin'.
Neptune's World (Original) (Signed)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 8" x 11" (200mm x 290mm)
Date: 1969
Signature: Signed by Artist
Description: Mermaids at play. One of a series of charming original paintings of fairies used in children's books in the 1960s. Blasco excelled in these beautiful genre paintings.
Santa's Grotto (Original) (Signed)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 9" x 12" (240mm x 300mm)
Date: 1969
Signature: Signed by Artist
Description: One of a series of charming original paintings of fairies used in children's books in the 1960s. Blasco excelled in these beautiful genre paintings. Santa Claus's toy factory. Original artwork for Teddy Bear issue of 6 December 1969.
The Toy Shop (Original) (Signed)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 9" x 12" (230mm x 300mm)
Date: 1969
Signature: Signed by Artist
Description: One of a series of charming original paintings of fairies used in children's books in the 1960s. Blasco excelled in these beautiful genre paintings.
The Honey Pot (Original) (Signed)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 9" x 12" (230mm x 300mm)
Date: 1969
Signature: Signed by Artist
Description: One of a series of charming original paintings of fairies used in children's books in the 1960s. Blasco excelled in these beautiful genre paintings.
Russian Folk Hero Ilya (Original) (Signed)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 13" x 17" (320mm x 440mm)
Date: 1975
Signature: Signed by Artist
Description: An original board from the series in Look and Learn dated 18th January 1975 about the Russian folk legend Ilya and how he helped Valdimir of Kiev depose the Tsar Kalin. Blasco's work as always is superb.
The Wombles Misty Morning (Original)
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 11" x 11" (279mm x 279mm)
Description: Two original paintings used in two pages of the comic Jack and Jill 29th October 1977. The first page is a large beautifully painted cover for the comic. The second board comprises 4 panel paintings to tell the amusing Womble story.Click to see 2nd Board (page)!
The Donkey Skin DS1 (Original) (Signed)
Santa and his Sleigh (Original) (Signed)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 9" x 12" (229mm x 305mm)
Signature: Signed by Artist
Description: A lovely detailed watercolour used for an illustration in a children's annual.
The Deer (Original)
The Swan (Original)
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 6" x 6" (150mm x 150mm)
Description: One of a series of paintings used to tell the fairytale story of Hansel & Gretel. Professionally matted ready for framing.
Bubbles (Original) (Signed)
Gouache on Board
9" x 12" (229mm x 305mm)
An original gouache painting circa 1960s used to illustrate a children's fairytale book. Beautifully painted by the master of fairy painting … Blasco.
