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Channel Sweep by Richard Taylor. (AP)- Cranston Fine Arts Historical Art

Channel Sweep by Richard Taylor. (AP)


Channel Sweep by Richard Taylor. (AP)

On 14th June 1940, the first German jackboots were heard on the streets of Paris. Within days France signed an armistice and Hitler could now turn his avaricious eyes north and across the grey waters of the Channel. The island of Britain stood alone and, faced with the threat of imminent invasion, few gave her much chance of survival. Before the all-conquering Panzers could invade, Germany needed to gain air superiority and Goering boasted that his Luftwaffe 'would quickly sweep the RAF from the skies' - how wrong he would be. The Battle of Britain began on 10th July 1940 and for the next eight weeks most front-line squadrons were often flying four missions a day. Totally outnumbered by the Luftwaffe the RAF was close to breaking point by early September, with some units reduced to a handful of pilots and aircraft. Then on 7th September, an over-confident Goering made a fatal error. Believing the RAF destroyed, he changed tactics and the Luftwaffe began bombing civilian targets in London. It was the respite that Fighter Command needed and the tide of battle was turned. Against overwhelming and seemingly impossible odds, a replenished RAF repelled the Luftwaffe and by the end of October it was over. Richard Taylor's stunning painting depicts Mk1 Spitfires from 92 Squadron undertaking a defensive sweep along the Kent coastline against a dramatic backdrop of the white cliffs of Dover, at the height of the battle in September 1940.
Item Code : DHM6379APChannel Sweep by Richard Taylor. (AP) - This Edition
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Limited edition of 25 artist proofs.

Paper size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) Elkington, John
Pickering, Tony
Hughes, William Robert Bob
+ Artist : Richard Taylor


Signature(s) value alone : £110
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Other editions of this item : Channel Sweep by Richard Taylor.DHM6379
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PRINTSigned limited edition of 225 prints.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item!
Paper size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) Elkington, John
Pickering, Tony
Hughes, William Robert Bob
+ Artist : Richard Taylor


Signature(s) value alone : £110
£45 Off!Now : £80.00VIEW EDITION...
PRINTPublishers Proof edition of 35 prints.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item!
Paper size (excluding mount) 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) Elkington, John
Pickering, Tony
Hughes, William Robert Bob
Davies, Leonard
Gray, Alec
Clark, Terry
Foster, Bob
Iveson, Tony
Kane, Terence
Rose, Stuart Nigel
Wellum, Geoffrey
Wilkinson, Ken
Neil, Tom
Barthropp, Paddy (matted)
Stephen, Harbourne (matted)
Freeborn, John (matted)
Brothers, Peter (matted)
Winskill, Archie (matted)
Frizell, Charles G (matted)
Heimes, Leopold (matted)
+ Artist : Richard Taylor


Signature(s) value alone : £835
£425.00VIEW EDITION...
REMARQUELimited edition of 25 remarques.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item!
Paper size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) Elkington, John
Pickering, Tony
Hughes, William Robert Bob
Davies, Leonard
Gray, Alec
Clark, Terry
Foster, Bob
Iveson, Tony
Kane, Terence
Rose, Stuart Nigel
Wellum, Geoffrey
Wilkinson, Ken
Neil, Tom
+ Artist : Richard Taylor


Signature(s) value alone : £520
£395.00VIEW EDITION...
REMARQUELimited edition of 10 double remarques. Paper size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm) Elkington, John
Pickering, Tony
Hughes, William Robert Bob
Davies, Leonard
Gray, Alec
Clark, Terry
Foster, Bob
Iveson, Tony
Kane, Terence
Rose, Stuart Nigel
Wellum, Geoffrey
Wilkinson, Ken
Neil, Tom
+ Artist : Richard Taylor


Signature(s) value alone : £520
£625.00VIEW EDITION...
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Signatures on this item
*The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare.
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Flight Lieutenant William Robert Bob Hughes DFC AE (deceased)
*Signature Value : £25

Bob Hughes joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve in May 1939 and became an air gunner taking the wireless & gunnery courses as a WOp/AG, and was posted to 5 OTU Aston Down on 20th July to convert to Bristol Blenheims. On 17th August 1940 he joined 23 Squadron at Wittering. During the Battle of Britain he took part in night-fighter Operations. After the Battle of Britain he completed 2 operational tours on bombers with 149 Squadron at Mildenhall, in Wellington Bombers. On 11th March 1941, he went to the Middle East via Malta with 148 Squadron, based at Luqa, and then posted on to Egypt with 70 Squadron at Kabrit. In 1942 he returned to the UK and joined 12 Squadron at Binbrook. Commissioned from Warrant Officer in November 1942. Later on 12th March 1943 he received the Distinguished Flying Cross. He died on 3rd December 2018 aged 97.


The signature of Tony Pickering AFC (deceased)

Tony Pickering AFC (deceased)
*Signature Value : £45

With the RAFVR just before the war commenced, Tony Pickering joined 32 Squadron at Biggin Hill in July 1940, flying Hurricanes, and in August 1940 to 501 Squadron at Gravesend. In September he was shot down in Hurricane P5200, but unhurt in a duel with an Me109, destroying another 109 a few weeks later. In December he joined 601 Squadron at Northolt. After a spell instructing, he joined 131 as a Flight Commander in February 1943, and later served as a Squadron Commander in the Middle East. Tony Pickering died on 24th March 2016.


The signature of Wing Commander John Elkington (deceased)

Wing Commander John Elkington (deceased)
*Signature Value : £40

John (Tim) Elkington was born in 1920 and joined the RAF in September 1939. Commissioned as a Pilot Officer in July 1940 he was immediately posted to join 1 Squadron flying Hurricanes atTangmere. On 15 August he shot down an Me109 over the Channel, but the following day he was himself shot down over Thorney Island. He baled out injured and was admitted to hospital, his Hurricane crashing at Chidham. He died on 1st February 2019.

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