Spitfire
Summer of 44 by Trudgian
Nicolas Trudgian's comprehensive painting Summer of 44 recreates with such realism a scene in southwest England just a few days before te Normandy landings in June 1944. Mark IX Spitfires of No. 126 squadron, returning from combat over France, sweep low over the local branch line railway station on their way back to Culmhead. Below, as the GWR "Prairie" tank engine pulls out of the station, American troops are assembling their equipment in readiness for the impending invasion. Adding great atmosphere to his composition, Nick has painted a classically peaceful English landscape, highlighting the unique contrast between war and peace that pervaded Britain during that summer of '44.
Signed by: Peter Brothers, Johnnie Johnson.
Print Size: 27 1/8"w x 20 3/44"h
Limited edition of 450 signed and numbered
