Portland Bill, 1940 (1941)
Photo: courtesy RAF Museum Collection      
© Crown Copyright (expired)

Portland Bill, 1940

1941

Oil on canvas laid on board
31 x 48 cm

Royal Air Force Museum, London and Cosford


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There are two versions of this painting,  the larger "Air Fight over Portland" (1940) in the Imperial War Museum and "Portland Bill, 1940" (1941) in the Royal Air Force collection.

REP / PC

February 14, 1942: Started painting 12x18 of Portland in air raid for the officers' mess at Portland. 

(Got it framed at Wisemans in London. Picked it up on 10th March)

Provenance

COMMISSIONED | 1941

by the Ministry of Information

WITH | March 1942

Officers' Mess, Portland

WITH | [unknown date]

the Leva Gallery, London

ACQUIRED | [unknown date]

Royal Air Force Museum, London and Cosford

purchased from the Leva Gallery; accession number FA00812

EXHIBITED | 12th Sep 2020 to 27th Feb 2022

"In Air and Fire: War Artists, the Battle of Britain and the Blitz" - Royal Air Force Museum, London

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Provenance:

  • COMMISSIONED - 1941 - by the Ministry of Information
  • ACQUIRED - [unknown date] - Royal Air Force Museum, London and Cosford
    purchased from the Leva Gallery; accession number FA00812

Exhibitions:

  • 12th Sep 2020 to 27th Feb 2022 - "In Air and Fire: War Artists, the Battle of Britain and the Blitz", Royal Air Force Museum, London

Notes:

  • March 1942 - WITH
    Officers' Mess, Portland
  • [unknown date] - WITH
    the Leva Gallery, London

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