Lot 109: [ Books ]

Leigh (Howard, 1896-1981). An illustration of a bi-plane in flight, watercolour, on textured paper, signed lower right, image size 280 x 192mm (11 x 7.5ins), together with a monochrome print of a bi-plane by Leigh, 280 x 190mm (11 x 7.5ins) Renowned aviation artist, Howard Leigh is perhaps best known for his illustrations for the Biggles books by W.E. Johns. He was the younger brother of Doris Leigh, who Johns met after leaving his wife in 1923; although Johns never divorced his wife, he and Doris lived together until her death in 1969. Howard Leigh had no formal training at art school, but was encouraged by Johns (also an artist) to join him in his studio and become an aviation artist. By the 1930s Leigh was a much sought-after specialist in aviation illustration and he is still highly regarded. (2)
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