Your favourite piece of War Art.

Discussion in 'General' started by Owen, Jul 12, 2006.

Tags:
  1. canuck

    canuck Closed Account

    "The Second Battle of Ypres, 22 April to 25 May 1915"

    Massive canvas of Richard Jack,war artist,entitled "The Second Battle of Ypres, 22 April to 25 May 1915"
    Subject: Sergeant Albert Walter Bennett
    Source:Canadian War Museum

    War artist Richard Jack portrays the Canadian stand during the Second Battle of Ypres, which he did not witness. He painted this enormous work of art, with the canvas 371.5 x 589.0 cm, in his London studio. It was the first of almost a thousand works, by over one hundred artists, commissioned by the Canadian War Memorials Fund (CWMF), an organization established by Lord Beaverbrook to document Canada's war effort. Sir Edmund Walker, who sat on the advisory board to the CWMF, felt that Jack captured the achievements of the Canadians during the battle, but felt the work would not resonate with Canadians, who, he felt, were "not likely to appreciate such realistic treatment of war." He was wrong and Jack's painting remains an iconic work from the First World War.

    ypres.jpg
     
    Deacs, TTH, 4jonboy and 2 others like this.
  2. 4jonboy

    4jonboy Daughter of a 56 Recce

    DSCF1841.JPG DSCF1840.JPG DSCF1848.JPG DSCF1847.JPG DSCF1850.JPG DSCF1849.JPG DSCF1852.JPG DSCF1851.JPG Following on from VP's post #95, here are some from a visit to Hull University to see Cuneo exhibition earlier this year.

    DSCF1841.JPG DSCF1840.JPG
    DSCF1848.JPG DSCF1847.JPG
    DSCF1850.JPG DSCF1849.JPG
    DSCF1852.JPG DSCF1851.JPG

    more to follow

    Lesley
     
    Last edited: Apr 26, 2018
    Buteman, canuck, Owen and 2 others like this.
  3. 4jonboy

    4jonboy Daughter of a 56 Recce

    DSCF1854.JPG DSCF1853.JPG DSCF1882.JPG DSCF1881.JPG DSCF1836.JPG DSCF1835.JPG DSCF1876.JPG DSCF1875.JPG DSCF1880.JPG More Cuneo
    DSCF1854.JPG DSCF1853.JPG
    DSCF1882.JPG DSCF1881.JPG
    DSCF1836.JPG DSCF1835.JPG

    This wasn't painted until 1981 but I have included it here, "The Last Halifax". Posting a photo of the 'mouse' in the foreground, as it is not obvious in the picture. He has his own parachute:).
    DSCF1876.JPG DSCF1875.JPG DSCF1880.JPG
     
    Last edited: Apr 26, 2018
    Jba45ww2, Buteman, Deacs and 2 others like this.
  4. Charley Fortnum

    Charley Fortnum Dreaming of Red Eagles

    Last edited: Apr 26, 2018
  5. Charley Fortnum

    Charley Fortnum Dreaming of Red Eagles

    And for Second World War art, it's Eric Ravilious.
    DGh6w6WXUAAE-tD.jpg EricR12-e1439400626148.jpg N05722_10.jpg N05725_10.jpg 18iht-rartravilious-1-master1050.jpg 10353551_521916607953753_7796600293179303560_n.jpg DGh6w6WXUAAE-tD.jpg
     
    canuck, Tolbooth and von Poop like this.
  6. Tolbooth

    Tolbooth Patron Patron

    I'm surprised no one has yet mentioned Stephen Bone (1904-58).
    Bone, Stephen, LSTs on the Beach at Courseulles.jpg
    LSTs on the beach at Courseulles
    Bone, Stephen, Mulberry harbour, Arromanches Normandy landing, June 1944.jpg
    Mulberry Harbour Arromanches
    Bone, Stephen, Rocket Ships off Walcheren.jpg
    Rocket ships of Walcheren

    Or Richard Eurich (1903-92)?
    Eurich, Richard, Air fight over Portland.jpg
    Air fight over Portland
    Eurich, Richard, 'Fortresses' over Southampton Water.jpg
    'Fortresses' over Southampton Water
     
    Buteman, 4jonboy, canuck and 2 others like this.
  7. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    His book Soldiers of the American Revolution came today. Anazing artist. His Facebook page is worth a look.

    Don Troiani Historical Artist
     
  8. canuck

    canuck Closed Account

    More Colville:

    colville6.jpg

    colville4.jpg colville14.jpg colville7.jpeg colville9.jpeg colville1.jpg
     
    Deacs likes this.
  9. Jba45ww2

    Jba45ww2 Well-Known Member

    I have been a huge fan of Robert Taylor and his work of British planes. My favorite, which was hard to pick is "The Tangmere Wing,1941" signed by Douglas Bader. I will also say a very close second is "Aldertag, 15 August 1940" by Frank Wooten.
    art1.JPG
    art2.JPG
     
  10. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    Went to our National Gallery two days ago to look at unrelated art but was drawn by a glance into a side gallery where I found this - "Dunkirk Beaches, May 1940" by Eurich. Interesting that this is a separate piece from "Dunkirk Beaches, 1940" shown on wikipedia as making him famous. Date is given as 1940-41.

    eurich.jpg
     
    4jonboy, Jba45ww2, Owen and 1 other person like this.

Share This Page