Large Frame Print 'Lancaster Bale Out' (1984) By Frank Wootton 
 
The late Frank Wootton can be credited with giving aviation art a bold new direction, transforming the genre from illustration to fine art. A gifted young artist when WWII broke out, Wootton volunteered for the Royal Air Force, but was invited by the commander-in-chief of the Allied Air Forces to accept a special duty commission as official war artist to the R.A.F. and Royal Canadian Air Force. Thus, between 1939 and 1945, Wootton painted the conflict from the front lines of France to remote airstrips in Southeast Asia. His aerial scenes brilliantly recreated the threat of enemy fire, the split- second maneuvers of fighter planes and the triumph of victory. After the war, Woottons paintings gained international recognition. His works hang in major aviation museums throughout the world, and he has painted numerous state occasions involving the R.A.F. and the Royal Family. In 1983 some fifty of his paintings were exhibited at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Following his death, Wootton remains one the aviation worlds most widely respected artists.
 
This print is a limited edition of 850 worldwide and was published in aid of the Caterpillar club and the Bomber Command Museum in 1984, it is signed by Norman Jackson VC and William 'Bill' Reid VC.
 
limited edition print 687/850 signed and numbered below image and certificate verso
 
Measures 31cm x 47cm
 
Very Large Framed Print for sale
 
The buyer will need to arrange Courier transport due to the fragility and size of the piece.
 
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