Geoff Hunt Artist Signed & Numbered Limited Edition Canvas Giclee:"The Yellow Admiral"
Artist: Geoff Hunt
Title: The Yellow Admiral
Image Size: 21 x 18.5 inches (535mm x 466mm) with 2.5-inch margins all round.
Medium: Giclee edition on canvas, varnished.
Edition: Edition of 150 signed and numbered in ink.
About the Art : Jack Aubrey is in command of Bellona (74 guns) as part of the inshore squadron blockading the port of Brest. A cutter leaves the ship as an officer looks on from deck and sailors go aloft. The cover image for the 18th book in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series.
About the Artist : Geoff Hunt studied graphic design and worked in advertising before going free-lance in 1972. Amongst other work, he was Art Editor of the Warship journal until 1979, but he is best known for his series of book covers for Patrick O'Brian's Captain Aubrey adventures. In 1979 he sold his house and went sailing for a year in the Mediterranean. An article detailing his voyage was featured in the British Yachting Press. Since his return, he has devoted himself to his lifelong passion of marine painting. His work is now represented in the permanent collections of the Royal Navy Museum, Royal Navy Submarine Museum and in private collections worldwide. He exhibits regularly with the RSMA and galleries in Knightsbridge, London, Lymington, Hampshire, and New York.
Title: The Yellow Admiral
Image Size: 21 x 18.5 inches (535mm x 466mm) with 2.5-inch margins all round.
Medium: Giclee edition on canvas, varnished.
Edition: Edition of 150 signed and numbered in ink.
About the Art : Jack Aubrey is in command of Bellona (74 guns) as part of the inshore squadron blockading the port of Brest. A cutter leaves the ship as an officer looks on from deck and sailors go aloft. The cover image for the 18th book in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series.
About the Artist : Geoff Hunt studied graphic design and worked in advertising before going free-lance in 1972. Amongst other work, he was Art Editor of the Warship journal until 1979, but he is best known for his series of book covers for Patrick O'Brian's Captain Aubrey adventures. In 1979 he sold his house and went sailing for a year in the Mediterranean. An article detailing his voyage was featured in the British Yachting Press. Since his return, he has devoted himself to his lifelong passion of marine painting. His work is now represented in the permanent collections of the Royal Navy Museum, Royal Navy Submarine Museum and in private collections worldwide. He exhibits regularly with the RSMA and galleries in Knightsbridge, London, Lymington, Hampshire, and New York.
