Towards the Home Fires by Robert Taylor - Aviation Art

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Towards the Home Fires  
By Robert Taylor

 

P-51s power across the countryside... As the New Year of 1945 dawned, the snow had already spread to blanket the southern half of England. The festivities of Christmas had passed and the relentless pounding of German cities and industrial targets continued unabated. On every front Hitler’s once-fabled armies were in full retreat. The endgame was now in play.

Recalling that final harsh winter of the war Robert has painted one of the finest scenes of his illustrious career in a stunning tribute to Robin Olds, one of the legendary Aces who took part in the great aerial assault launched on Germany by the US Eighth Air Force.

With dusk approaching, Robin Olds, flying his P-51K Scat VI, leads a flight of Mustangs of the 434th Fighter Squadron, 479th Fighter Group low over the historic estuary town of Maldon in Essex as they head home to their base at Wattisham, 14 February 1945. The mission saw Olds add three more German fighters to his tally south of Berlin, making him one of the foremost Aces of the unit.

Overall size: 24¼" x 32¾"

AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING EDITIONS:

  • Limited edition:  Signed by 479th FG Mustang pilot Walter M. Drake - 300 prints ($325)
  • Collectors edition: Signed by three P-51 pilots, including Robin Olds - 200 prints ($395)
  • Artist's proof: As above - 25 prints ($565)
  • Mustang Pilots Edition: Signed by eight P-51 pilots - 110 prints ($595)
  • Remarque: As above - 15 prints ($1,195)
  • Double Remarque: As above - 10 prints ($2,095)
  • P-51 Tribute Edition: With a total of eighteen P-51 pilot signatures - includes matted original drawing - 10 prints ($4,395)

COLLECTORS EDITION SIGNATURES

  • 1st. Lt. Walter M. Drake
  • Brig. Gen. Robin Olds
  • 1st. Lt. James E. Frolking

MUSTANG PILOTS EDITION SIGNATURES

  • 1st. Lt. Walter M. Drake
  • Brig. Gen. Robin Olds
  • 1st. Lt. James E. Frolking
  • 1st. Lt. David L. Born
  • Colonel Clarence ‘Bud’ Anderson
  • Brig. Gen Frank L. Gailer  
  • Colonel Joe Peterburs   
  • Colonel Steve N. Pisanos

THE P-51 TRIBUTE EDITION SIGNATURES

With all the signatures of the Mustang Pilots’ Edition, each print in this Eighteen signature edition is issued with an original, specially commissioned pencil drawing by Robert Taylor – each signed by five distinguished exponents of the  P-51. These beautiful works of art are conservation matted to include a further five outstanding Aces who flew the P-51 in combat and reproduction USAAF Wings.
  • 1st. Lt. Walter M. Drake
  • Brig. Gen. Robin Olds
  • 1st. Lt. James E. Frolking
  • 1st. Lt. David L. Born
  • Colonel Clarence ‘Bud’ Anderson
  • Brig. Gen Frank L. Gailer  
  • Colonel Joe Peterburs   
  • Colonel Steve N. Pisanos  
  • Capt. Clinton DeWitt Burdick (drawing)
  • Col. Donald J. ‘Don’ Blakeslee (drawing)
  • Col. Charles E. McGee (drawing)
  • Lt. Col. Clyde B. East (drawing)
  • 1st. Lt. Stephen Ananian (drawing)
  • Col. Hubert ‘Hub’ Zemke (matted)
  • Col. Arthur ‘Art’ Jeffrey (matted)
  • Col. James ‘Jim’ Goodson (matted)
  • Col. Herschel ‘Herky’ Green (matted)
  • Lt. Col. 'Bob' Curtis (matted)

 

THE P-51 TRIBUTE EDITION COMPANION ART

Approx.overall size: 17" x 19"
P-51 Aviation Art

 

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