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"Standing Proud" by Herbert Mason

"Standing Proud" by Herbert Mason

Located in London, GB

"Standing Proud" by Herbert Mason St Paul's cathedral standing above the surrounding burning buildings during the London blitz. Unframed Paper Size: 30" x 40'' (inches) Printed 202...

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1940s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

St Nicholas Cole Abbey and St Mary Somerset Church, London, The Blitz

St Nicholas Cole Abbey and St Mary Somerset Church, London, The Blitz

Located in London, GB

This drawing records the destruction that was endured by London during the Blitz. The building in the foreground is St Nicholas Cole Abbey, situated in the city of London.

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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

St Paul's Survives, Night Blitz in London - 1940
St Paul's Survives, Night Blitz in London - 1940

St Paul's Survives, Night Blitz in London - 1940

Located in London, GB

Anonymous Flames around St Paul's, Night Blitz in London - 1940 Lithograph 42 x 54 cm This striking lithograph depicts St Paul's Cathedral in London peaking through the swathes of...

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1940s Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

English World War Two London, of St Pauls's Cathedral, London during the Blitz
English World War Two London, of St Pauls's Cathedral, London during the Blitz

English World War Two London, of St Pauls's Cathedral, London during the Blitz

Located in Woodbury, CT

Super rare World War Two period scene of St Pauls's Cathedral, London during the Blitz. Very few scenes of the Blitz were painted and this piece dated August 1945 was painted a few ...

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1940s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood, 'The maiden at the window' watercolour, figurative
Albert Victor Ormsby Wood, 'The maiden at the window' watercolour, figurative

Albert Victor Ormsby Wood, 'The maiden at the window' watercolour, figurative

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

He volunteered for the British Army in the Second World War but was badly wounded in the London Blitz and invalided out. In 1949 Wood settled in Ansty, Sussex, where he lived the lif...

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20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Lee Miller Icon II (Man Ray) /// Huge Contemporary Street Pop Art Painting Model
Lee Miller Icon II (Man Ray) /// Huge Contemporary Street Pop Art Painting Model

Lee Miller Icon II (Man Ray) /// Huge Contemporary Street Pop Art Painting Model

By Jack Graves III

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

During the Second World War, she was a war correspondent for Vogue, covering events such as the London Blitz, the liberation of Paris, and the concentration camps at Buchenwald and D...

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Henry Moore, Three Heads, from Ediciones Poligrafa, 1979
Henry Moore, Three Heads, from Ediciones Poligrafa, 1979

Henry Moore, Three Heads, from Ediciones Poligrafa, 1979

By Henry Moore

Located in Southampton, NY

Moore’s Shelter Drawings (1940–41), created during the London Blitz, revealed his deep empathy for the human condition, marking a pivotal moment in his exploration of resilience and ...

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1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henry Moore, Three Reclining Figures, from XXe siecle, 1972
Henry Moore, Three Reclining Figures, from XXe siecle, 1972

Henry Moore, Three Reclining Figures, from XXe siecle, 1972

By Henry Moore

Located in Southampton, NY

Moore’s “Shelter Drawings” (1940–41), created during the London Blitz, revealed his deep empathy for the human condition, marking a pivotal moment in his exploration of resilience an...

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1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henry Moore, Reclining Figures, from XXe Siecle, 1971
Henry Moore, Reclining Figures, from XXe Siecle, 1971

Henry Moore, Reclining Figures, from XXe Siecle, 1971

By Henry Moore

Located in Southampton, NY

His “Shelter Drawings” (1940–41), created during the London Blitz, revealed his deep empathy for the human condition, marking a pivotal moment in his exploration of resilience and vu...

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1970s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henry Moore, Reclining Figure, from San Lazzaro et ses Amis, 1975
Henry Moore, Reclining Figure, from San Lazzaro et ses Amis, 1975

Henry Moore, Reclining Figure, from San Lazzaro et ses Amis, 1975

By Henry Moore

Located in Southampton, NY

Moore’s “Shelter Drawings” (1940–41), created during the London Blitz, revealed his deep empathy for the human condition, marking a pivotal moment in his exploration of resilience an...

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henry Moore, Red and Blue Standing Figures, from XXe Siecle, 1951
Henry Moore, Red and Blue Standing Figures, from XXe Siecle, 1951

Henry Moore, Red and Blue Standing Figures, from XXe Siecle, 1951

By Henry Moore

Located in Southampton, NY

Moore’s “Shelter Drawings” (1940–41), created during the London Blitz, revealed his deep empathy for the human condition, marking a pivotal moment in his exploration of resilience an...

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1950s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henry Moore, Sculptural Objects, S.P.30., from School Prints Ltd., 1949 (after)
Henry Moore, Sculptural Objects, S.P.30., from School Prints Ltd., 1949 (after)

Henry Moore, Sculptural Objects, S.P.30., from School Prints Ltd., 1949 (after)

By Henry Moore

Located in Southampton, NY

Moore’s Shelter Drawings (1940–41), created during the London Blitz, revealed his deep empathy for the human condition, marking a pivotal moment in his exploration of resilience and ...

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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henry Moore Two Standing Women 1983 Cast Bronze Sculpture Signed Edition of 9
Henry Moore Two Standing Women 1983 Cast Bronze Sculpture Signed Edition of 9

Henry Moore Two Standing Women 1983 Cast Bronze Sculpture Signed Edition of 9

By Henry Moore

Located in Minneapolis, MN

During World War II, Moore was commissioned as an official war artist to document the effects of the Blitz on London. His drawings of sheltering civilians and bombed buildings demons...

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Late 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Synagogue Duke's Palace Houndsditch by Th. Sunderland after Pugin & Rowlandson
Synagogue Duke's Palace Houndsditch by Th. Sunderland after Pugin & Rowlandson

Synagogue Duke's Palace Houndsditch by Th. Sunderland after Pugin & Rowlandson

By Thomas Rowlandson

Located in Middletown, NY

A faithful architectural rendering of the earliest Ashkenazi synagogue constructed in London; built about 1690, and subsequently destroyed in the Blitz, 1941.

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Early 19th Century English School Interior Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Engraving, Aquatint

The Steamboat - British Post Impressionist art oil painting female artist
The Steamboat - British Post Impressionist art oil painting female artist

The Steamboat - British Post Impressionist art oil painting female artist

By Doris Zinkeisen

Located in Hagley, England

During World War II, Zinkeisen joined the St John Ambulance Brigade and worked as a nurse in London helping wartime Blitz casualties having first trained as a Voluntary Aid Detachmen...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Giant Refreshed BOAC Boeing 377 Stratocruiser Canopus Airliner Aircraft Painting
Giant Refreshed BOAC Boeing 377 Stratocruiser Canopus Airliner Aircraft Painting

Giant Refreshed BOAC Boeing 377 Stratocruiser Canopus Airliner Aircraft Painting

By David Shepherd

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Shepherd began his artistic career as an aviation artist, prompted by his early boyhood experience in London during the Blitz. He was well suited to painting aircraft because he had ...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Shelter Scene During the London Blitz
Shelter Scene During the London Blitz

Shelter Scene During the London Blitz

By Edward Ardizzone

Located in New York, NY

Between 1940-42, he remained in London during the Blitz bombings and was once arrested as a spy while sketching.

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1940s Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Original Vintage WWII Poster London Blitz Bombarded Street War Office Training
Original Vintage WWII Poster London Blitz Bombarded Street War Office Training

Original Vintage WWII Poster London Blitz Bombarded Street War Office Training

Located in London, GB

Original vintage World War Two poster - Street Scenes Series Fig. 2 (to be viewed at 4-5 yards) - issued by the War Office and intended for rifle shooting directional training featur...

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1940s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Mid Century Oil Painting Of Barawa Somalia ELIZABETH FRINK INTEREST
Original Mid Century Oil Painting Of Barawa Somalia ELIZABETH FRINK INTEREST

Original Mid Century Oil Painting Of Barawa Somalia ELIZABETH FRINK INTEREST

Located in Cirencester, GB

Frink and McCrum had been friends since childhood, when, in 1940, the six-year-old McCrum was evacuated to escape the London Blitz, and sent to Devon to stay with a woman named Adgie...

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Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lee Miller Icon (Man Ray)
Lee Miller Icon (Man Ray)

Lee Miller Icon (Man Ray)

By Jack Graves III

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

During the Second World War, she was a war correspondent for Vogue, covering events such as the London Blitz, the liberation of Paris, and the concentration camps at Buchenwald and D...

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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Henry VIII’s Gate 1899 - 19th Century Watercolour of Victorian London
Henry VIII’s Gate 1899 - 19th Century Watercolour of Victorian London

Henry VIII’s Gate 1899 - 19th Century Watercolour of Victorian London

By Henry Tidmarsh

Located in Gerrards Cross, GB

St Bartholomew's Hospital has existed on the same site since its founding in the 12th century, surviving both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz. St. Bart’s is the oldest hospita...

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1890s Victorian Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

St Bartholomew’s Smithfield 1899 - 19th Century Watercolour of Victorian London
St Bartholomew’s Smithfield 1899 - 19th Century Watercolour of Victorian London

St Bartholomew’s Smithfield 1899 - 19th Century Watercolour of Victorian London

By Henry Tidmarsh

Located in Gerrards Cross, GB

Bartholomew's Hospital has existed on the same site since its founding in the 12th century, surviving both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz. St. Bart’s is the oldest hospital i...

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1890s Victorian Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Tides of Valor, Paperback Cover
Tides of Valor, Paperback Cover

Tides of Valor, Paperback Cover

By Ron Lesser

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Oil on Board Dimensions: 9.00" x 17.50" Signature: Signed Lower Right Cover of "Tides of Valor" written by Peter Albano, Popular Library Books Book Synopsis: HITLER HAS RA...

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20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

A Water View from the Terrace
A Water View from the Terrace

A Water View from the Terrace

By Thomas Creswick

Located in San Francisco, CA

The firm was located at the label's address from 1832 to 1938, when they moved to northwest London. Aside from supporting a possibility of the artwork’s creation during Creswick’s ca...

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19th Century English School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Board

Henry Moore, Red and Blue Standing Figures, from XXe Siecle, 1951
Henry Moore, Red and Blue Standing Figures, from XXe Siecle, 1951

Henry Moore, Red and Blue Standing Figures, from XXe Siecle, 1951

By Henry Moore

Located in Southampton, NY

Moore’s “Shelter Drawings” (1940–41), created during the London Blitz, revealed his deep empathy for the human condition, marking a pivotal moment in his exploration of resilience an...

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1950s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henry Moore, Reclining Figure, from San Lazzaro et ses Amis, 1975
Henry Moore, Reclining Figure, from San Lazzaro et ses Amis, 1975

Henry Moore, Reclining Figure, from San Lazzaro et ses Amis, 1975

By Henry Moore

Located in Southampton, NY

Moore’s “Shelter Drawings” (1940–41), created during the London Blitz, revealed his deep empathy for the human condition, marking a pivotal moment in his exploration of resilience an...

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henry Moore -  Original Lithograph
Henry Moore -  Original Lithograph

Henry Moore - Original Lithograph

By Henry Moore

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Moore was recruited as an official war artist and produced his now famous drawings of people sheltering in the London Underground during the Blitz. In September 1940, the Moores’ ...

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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henry Moore -  Original Lithograph
Henry Moore -  Original Lithograph

Henry Moore - Original Lithograph

By Henry Moore

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Moore was recruited as an official war artist and produced his now famous drawings of people sheltering in the London Underground during the Blitz. In September 1940, the Moores’ ...

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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Harlequin and Pierrot - Scottish theatrical art oil painting female artist
Harlequin and Pierrot - Scottish theatrical art oil painting female artist

Harlequin and Pierrot - Scottish theatrical art oil painting female artist

By Doris Zinkeisen

Located in Hagley, England

During World War II, Zinkeisen joined the St John Ambulance Brigade and worked as a nurse in London helping wartime Blitz casualties having first trained as a Voluntary Aid Detachmen...

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Oil

Very large and early oil painting by the great British artist Sir C F Barry
Very large and early oil painting by the great British artist Sir C F Barry

Very large and early oil painting by the great British artist Sir C F Barry

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

He returned to England during the Second World War and produced several large canvasses of London in the Blitz. In the early 1960s Barry arranged an exhibition in a gallery in Jerse...

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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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