Coming Home

Original

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Size: 31.5” x 23.5” (80cm x 60cm) unframed

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Prints

Giclée Print on heavy weight paper.

Image Size: 23” x 17” plus border (25” x 20” overall)

250 Signed and Numbered Limited Edition

£85 (US$155) (€120)

25 Artist Remarques (includes an original pencil drawing in the border)

£125 (US$225) (€180)

Postage and Packaging included

Remarques: Each original pencil remarque is produced to order, if you require a specific remarque please request this with your order.

The aircraft featured is a Sopwith Pup biplane of No. 8 Sqn. Royal Naval Air Service. The first Pups made an appearance on the Western Front in the autumn of 1916 and became an instant favourite of the pilots who flew the type as it was manoeuvrable, fast and could climb and hold its altitude better than any other fighter.

The name ‘Pup’ came about because many considered it looked like the pup of its larger predecessor, the 1½ Strutter. The authorities disliked the name Pup, thinking it sounded undignified, and stated that the aircraft should be known as the Sopwith Scout, however the name ‘Pup’ remained.

Pups operated through the thick of the fighting in 1917 then were gradually withdrawn to become home defence fighters and trainers.

With the painting I have endeavoured to evoke a feeling of the era rather than portray any actual event. The use of sepia tones helps to achieve this, as it is reminiscent of the tinged photographs that are associated with the period.