" Mosquito "

Signed by 6 Distinguised Mosquito Pilots

 

by  Frank Wootton

Limited Edition Number 706/850

Print Only


This wonderful print was published to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the first flight of the De Havilland Mosquito, on the 25th November 1940. 


Signed by the artist, Frank Wootton and the following highly distinguished Mosquito pilots by :-

 

Air Chief Marshall Sir Christopher Foxley-Norris GCB, DSO, OBE

Air Marshall Sir Ivor Broom KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC

Group Captain John "Cats Eyes" Cunningham CBE, DSO, DFC AE 

Captain Eric Brown CBE, DSC, AFC, Hon FRAes, RN

Flight Lieutenant Pat Tuhill DFC 

de Havilland Chief Test Pilot Pat Fillingham FRAes

 

" Mosquito " by Frank Wootton was published and released in 1990.

This Lithograph Print has an image size of 42.5 cm x 62 cm approx`.

Paper Size of  59 cm x  76 cm approx.


Hand signed in pencil by the artist Signed by the artist, Frank Wootton 

and by the following highly distinguished Mosquito pilots.


Air Chief Marshall Christopher Foxley-Norris (Late) & A.C.M. Sir Ivor Broom (Late) KCB,CBE,DSO,DFC,AFC.

Capt. Eric Brown CBE,DFC,AFC,RN,  Flt.Lt. Paddy Tuhill DFC, Pat Fillingham (Late)

& Group Capt. John Cunningham (Late) DSO,DFC,AE,DL,FRAeS.


 

Comes with a "Certificate Of Authenticity" issued by the publisher.

 

The print is in mint condition and came directly to us from the publishers or from a reputable Art Gallery and it has never been mounted or framed.

 

 

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 Artist:   Frank Wootton  - (1911 - 1998 )

About the Artist:


Frank Wooton OBE PPGAvA (born Milford,Hampshire, England, 30th July 1911-1998) is primarily an Aviation Artist, famous for his works during the Second World War.

At Prep school he was already very good at drawing and proceeded onto art school 

In the 1930s he was commissioned by Edward Saunders to do art and book illustrations along with learning to fly. In 1939, he volunteered for the RAF but instead was invited by the commander-in-chief of the Allied Air Forces to accept a special duty commission as official war artist to the R.A.F. and Royal Canadian Air Force. He painted RAF subjects from England to France and Belgium before travelling to South East Asia at the end of WWII. He emerged from the war as the most famous aviation artist and is still among them today.

He was also the official R.A.F. artist for the period 1944-46 which led to many commissions, including one from King Ibn Saud and B.O.A.C.

When he came back from Germany, he got a job in a studio in London and did commercial work. He got the first Ford advertising contract from the agency he worked for. He then made ‘How to draw cars,’ studio books and ‘How to draw planes.’ But then he got fed up and hired a studio in Eastbourne which he used to cycle down to every weekend from Wimbledon and then cycle back the sixty miles on the Monday morning.

He couldn’t completely stop though, he still had to earn a bit of a living so he turned to doing the stuff he liked and painted the landscapes around the family home in Alfriston in Sussex. He still continued his aviation art though. In 1985, he was awarded the OBE for his services to the RAF during the war.

He has been an inspiration to generations of artists, collectors and enthusiasts and all have treasured his outpourings of magnificent artwork, whether simple advertisements or outstanding illustrations. In 1971, the British Guild of Aviation Artists was founded with Mr. Wootton as President and allowed him to give his dedicated efforts to encourage and individually help anyone in the Guild who asked for his assistance. He has artwork in pretty much every aviation museum and has had exhibitions at the Nation Air & Space Museum as well as exhibits all over the world from Canada to Canberra.

He is renowned for his masterful technique, beauty of line and composition, and powerful use of colour, whether painting aircraft or landscape or horses. Anyone interested in aviation art, worldwide, is acquainted with his exceptional work and several books have been published featuring his paintings

 

Additional Information:

Image Sizes:

Please note, the image size refers to the image area and the size is approximate. The image has a surrounding white border which is around 5 - 10 centimetres in width. This border contains where applicable the hand signed artist's signature, the title of the image and the Limited Edition Number of the print.

 

Delivery Information:

Please note this print will only be dispatched once the full payment has been cleared.

I will usually send the items by Royal Mail Special Delivery. When this service is not possible or where I deem that the service is not suitable for the item, I will use a suitable alternative to provide a similar or better service at no additional cost to the purchaser.

 

 

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