The Art of Pierangelo Boog: Cyrus Cuneo: Illustrations for adventure books

Cyrus Cincinato Cuneo was an Italian artist born in San Francisco in 1879, the son of John Cuneo — who had come to America via the Isthmus of Panama in 1852 — and his wife, Boston born Annie (nee Garaboldi). Two of his brothers also became artists..
Arriving in Paris in 1896, he enrolled at the Academie Colarossi under Whistler, by his second year becoming Whistler’s head student, and was one of forty students Whistler accepted to his new academy in the Passage Stanislas. Cuneo helped pay his way by giving boxing lessons and setting up an afternoon life drawing class with Edith Oenone Somerville.
After six years in Paris, Cuneo returned to America for six months before journeying to London.
Cuneo found work with the Illustrated London News. He illustrated H. Rider Haggard’s stories and numerous adventure novels on both sides of the Atlantic made his name and work familiar to a large public. After the outbreak of the First World War Cuneo transitioned to war artist work. His war paintings were widely seen.
Cuneo, who lived at 215 Uxbridge Road, Middlesex, died on 23 July 1916, aged 37.