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A Destroyer Rescuing Survivors
1942
oil on canvas
76.2h x 101.9w (cm)
Narrative
Official War Artist
Wartime
Weather | Storm | Wind | Rain | Snow | Mist | Fog
Ships | Boats | Harbours | Ports
Seascapes | Coastal Scenes
Bonfires | Flames | Smoke
Commissioned Works
RA Summer Exhibitions
- Entry in RE diary - REP22nd October 1942: " War paintings at NG: “My painting of ‘Vaagso’ and ‘Destroyer Rescuing Shipwrecked Crew’ were hung between Henry Moore’s Coal Mine drawings so they looked rather well. Sir Kenneth Clark asked me how I liked the hanging. Had my photo taken by the press in front of Vaagso."
Provenance & Events
References:
Reviews
- "The Connoisseur"; [December 1942, illustrated]
- "Illustrated London News"; [Oct 31 1942, illustrated / 21 August 1943, illustration [?]]
- "Submarine CO's wife receives uncanny signal de profundis . . ."; by JFA, pub. Navy News - Review of book published by the IWM - War at Sea - The Royal Navy in the Second World War [illustration and review on page 20]
Collections
- "Imperial War Museum"; [link]
Other
- "Art UK Curations 3"; [Artists and wartime places: Richard Eurich | curated by David Saywell, Head of Digital Assets, Art UK]
Archive
- "Art UK"; [artuk.org]
