DCFA - First World War - Nevinson - CHRISTOPHER WYNNE NEVINSON, ARA RI ROI RBA NEAC NS (1889-1946). Nevinson was a pacifist and volunteered to work for the Red Cross, later working for the Royal Army Medical Corps. He was invalided out of the army in 1916. Nevinson's war paintings confirm that he saw the war as a tragic event and they are among the masterpieces of his career.

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"Swooping down on a Taube." Possibly an Avro 504 or an SE5a Scout, at the Front from April 1917; note the machine-gun mounted over the wing. The Taube, German's highly successful fighter bomber, had a curved bird-like profile.

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Artist:
CHRISTOPHER WYNNE NEVINSON, ARA RI ROI RBA NEAC NS (1889-1946). Nevinson was a pacifist and volunteered to work for the Red Cross, later working for the Royal Army Medical Corps. He was invalided out of the army in 1916. Nevinson's war paintings confirm that he saw the war as a tragic event and they are among the masterpieces of his career.

Ref: 3808
Medium: Lithograph on light pale cream wove paper
Size: 15.75in x 12in
Framed: Yes
Status: Unsigned Proof
Provenance: From the series of 100 signed and 100 unsigned lithographs entitled "Making Aircraft" from "The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals" - Ministry of Information in collaboration with the Avenue Press. First shown at the Fine Art Society in July 1917.
Price: £P.O.A. - SOLD

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