Destroyer and Minesweeper (1941)
Photo: from B&W photo in RE album      

Destroyer and Minesweeper

1941

Oil on ?
35.6 x 60.7 cm

Destroyed (see timeline)


Works | 1940 to 1949 Official War Artist Wartime Ships | Boats | Harbours | Ports Commissioned Works Lost at Sea

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Recto: Signed and dated lower right: R. EURICH. 1941.

Aka: Destroyer and Minesweeper; Destroyer, drifter and mobile balloon [RE sales diary]

Royal Navy barrage balloons destroyer escort military minesweeper naval navy protection ships warships

This painting was destroyed during enemy action, along with three others - Trawler Against Heinkel (1941), Night Attack Over Southampton Water (1941) and HMS Resolution Returning to Portsmouth (1941). Click the 'Lost at Sea' tag for more of the story.

Provenance

COMMISSIONED | 1941

by the Admiralty / War Artists Advisory Committee

DESTROYED | 1942

by enemy action enroute to an exhibition in Brazil

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Provenance:

  • COMMISSIONED - 1941 - by the Admiralty / War Artists Advisory Committee

Exhibitions:

  • None recorded.

Notes:

  • 1942 - DESTROYED
    by enemy action enroute to an exhibition in Brazil

Related  

Trawler Against Heinkel (1941)

 

Night Attack Over Southampton Water (1941)

 

HMS Resolution Returning to Portsmouth (1941)

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