Skip to product information
1 of 2

Adventures of Tim

A dangerous voyage

A dangerous voyage

Regular price £150
Regular price Sale price £150
Sale Sold out
Tax included.
Size
Frame type

THE ART

It’s been a privilege collaborating with the Edward Ardizzone Estate, bringing a collection of prints from the iconic Adventures of Tim series to life for the very first time. It was a childhood edition of the series, belonging to one of our founders, which inspired the creation of Ralph & James.

In Tim to the Lighthouse, Tim notices late at night that the light from the lighthouse is out, meaning danger for ships at sea who rely on the light to steer clear of the rocks. Foul play is suspected and it's up to Tim and his friends to save the day in one of their most exciting and most dangerous adventures.

Edward Ardizzone’s much loved Adventures of Tim series invites young readers into a daring world of adventure, questionable parenting, and brave children whose resourcefulness enables them to elude great danger. We meet the heroic but endearingly modest Little Tim, mischievous Ginger, resourceful Charlotte and the Wise Old Boatman, all of whom inhabit the boats and seascapes beautifully captured by Ardizzone’s pen, black ink and watercolour. Ardizzone’s art, evocative of childhood adventure, makes beautiful framed prints for children’s bedrooms or nurseries.

THE ARTIST

Edward Ardizzone (1900 –  1979) was born in French-Indochina, moving at the age of five to England, travelling by sea with his mother and siblings. Growing up in Ipswich, a busy seaport town, allowed young Ardizzone and his cousin Arthur to spend many hours roaming the docks and exploring the holds of small coastal steamers and barges.

After giving up work as a clerk, where he ‘doodled a lot on his blotter,’ Ardizzone pursued a hugely successful career as an artist. Ardizzone was a painter, print-maker and war artist, and the author and illustrator of books, many of them for children. Ardizzone was appointed a CBE (1971) and a senior member of the Royal Academy of Arts (1975).

Ardizzone pre­ferred sketching the whole human figure and believed the “back view” of his protagonists revealed more about character than their faces, achieving movement and tone through intricate cross­-hatch patterns and pen strokes.

The Adventures of Tim series, comprising ten titles written over three decades, was inspired by the stories Ardizzone would tell his two small children, beginning with The Brave Sea Captain (1936). Tim All Alone (1956) was awarded the first Kate Greenaway medal - England’s most prestigious award for illustration.

THE PRINT AND FRAME

The print is framed by hand in Cambridgeshire in the UK, using only European sourced PEFC™ and FSC approved woods. Frames are Fine Art Trade Guild accredited which means they meet strict conservation standards and are built to last for generations to come.

We use Clarity+ glazing which is a high-quality acrylic glass alternative, offering high UV resistance which doesn't yellow over time, is not easily scratched and is safe for use in children's bedrooms.

Your framed print will arrive with D-rings and cord already attached, ready to hang right out of the box.

DIMENSIONS

Including the frame, with mount, the large framed print is 83cm wide and 46cm high. 

The large print itself is 72cm wide and 35cm high. 

All dimensions are approximate.

View full details