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'''''Take Off''''' is an oil |
'''''Take Off''''' is an oil-on-canvas painting by English artist [[Laura Knight]], created in 1943. It is one of the several works that she made when she was one of the British official war artists during [[World War II]]. It is held at the [[Imperial War Museum]], in London.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/15505|title=Take Off|website=iwm.org.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/take-off-interior-of-a-bomber-aircraft-7236|title=Take Off|website=artuk.org}}</ref> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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The painting depicts the interior of a British [[Short Stirling]] bomber of the [[Royal Air Force]]. Inside the plane there are four of the seven crew members, who are preparing for take off before another night raid on [[Nazi Germany]] during [[World War II]]. Two pilots sit in the cockpit, while a navigator studies his maps, and in the foreground a flight sergeant turns a knob on the wireless device.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/15505|title=Take Off|website=iwm.org.uk}}</ref> |
The painting depicts the interior of a British [[Short Stirling]] bomber of the [[Royal Air Force]]. Inside the plane there are four of the seven crew members, who are preparing for take off before another night raid on [[Nazi Germany]] during [[World War II]]. Two pilots sit in the cockpit, while a navigator studies his maps, and in the foreground a flight sergeant turns a knob on the wireless device.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/15505|title=Take Off|website=iwm.org.uk}}</ref> |
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The painter, Laura Knight, developed a long and accurate investigation in order to create this work: she later stated that this painting had been the most difficult task she had done so far in the war. She worked in the [[RAF Mildenhall]] and lived in the [[Women's Auxiliary Air Force|WAAF]] Officers' Mess for several months while working on the painting. She was also given an obsolete Stirling for preparation. The |
The painter, Laura Knight, developed a long and accurate investigation in order to create this work: she later stated that this painting had been the most difficult task she had done so far in the war. She worked in the [[RAF Mildenhall]] and lived in the [[Women's Auxiliary Air Force|WAAF]] Officers' Mess for several months while working on the painting. She was also given an obsolete Stirling for preparation. The completed painting depicts in a faithful and detailed manner the moment of preparation for the take-off of the British crew, which is concentrating in their next mission. The realism of the painting gives it a photographic feeling. The navigator of the scene, Raymond Frankish Escreet, would be killed in action and his mother received a reproduction of this picture as a memento.<ref>Catherine Speck, ''Beyond the Battlefield: Women Artists of the Two World Wars'', London, Reaktion Books, Ltd, 2014</ref><ref>Barbara C. Morden, ''Laura Knight: A Life'', Carmarthen, McNidder and Grace, 2013</ref><ref>Rosie Broadley, ''Laura Knight Portraits. National Portrait Gallery'', London, 2013, ISBN 978-1-85514-463-7</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 22:56, 6 July 2024
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| Artist | Laura Knight |
| Year | 1943 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 182.8 cm × 152.4 cm (72.0 in × 60.0 in) |
| Location | The Imperial War Museum, London |
Take Off is an oil-on-canvas painting by English artist Laura Knight, created in 1943. It is one of the several works that she made when she was one of the British official war artists during World War II. It is held at the Imperial War Museum, in London.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The painting depicts the interior of a British Short Stirling bomber of the Royal Air Force. Inside the plane there are four of the seven crew members, who are preparing for take off before another night raid on Nazi Germany during World War II. Two pilots sit in the cockpit, while a navigator studies his maps, and in the foreground a flight sergeant turns a knob on the wireless device.[1]
The painter, Laura Knight, developed a long and accurate investigation in order to create this work: she later stated that this painting had been the most difficult task she had done so far in the war. She worked in the RAF Mildenhall and lived in the WAAF Officers' Mess for several months while working on the painting. She was also given an obsolete Stirling for preparation. The completed painting depicts in a faithful and detailed manner the moment of preparation for the take-off of the British crew, which is concentrating in their next mission. The realism of the painting gives it a photographic feeling. The navigator of the scene, Raymond Frankish Escreet, would be killed in action and his mother received a reproduction of this picture as a memento.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Take Off". iwm.org.uk.
- ^ "Take Off". artuk.org.
- ^ Catherine Speck, Beyond the Battlefield: Women Artists of the Two World Wars, London, Reaktion Books, Ltd, 2014
- ^ Barbara C. Morden, Laura Knight: A Life, Carmarthen, McNidder and Grace, 2013
- ^ Rosie Broadley, Laura Knight Portraits. National Portrait Gallery, London, 2013, ISBN 978-1-85514-463-7