First World War military art prints by artist Jason
Askew. Collection of Great War military art by artist Jason Askew.
Jason Askew was born in South Africa,
went to the Johannesburg school of art ballet and music, and attended
the City and Guilds of London Art College, Kennington. His interest in
military history started as a teenager in the history of South Africa,
The Zulu and South African wars, where he got his inspiration for his
first major epic series of the Zulu war. Everyone doing national service
had a choice of going to the army or the police. He was in the police -
the police and army training being very similar. In South Africa, the
police service was, and is still bearing the brunt of the civil unrest,
and the crime wave (average of 19000 murders per year for the last ten
years) It is through the experience of the police, and what he had to
confront, that motivated him to paint these experiences, and it was very
good for someone with an interest in military history to see the effects
of fighting first hand, particularly in the brutal, sometimes hand to
hand killing that is the norm in South African situations. He was based
at Hillbrow (the bronx of Joburg) and also served with the SAPS flying
squad. All the experiences that he had in the SAPS directly inform the
paintings that Jason Askew does. : I never lose sight of the fact that
real people are often caught in the middle of conflicts that are created
by politicians/governments/reasons beyond the control of individuals,
yet it is always individuals that suffer. Jason Askew is often
commissioned by many British and overseas regiments. 2RGR the gurkhas,
The Queens Lancashire Regiment, the Coldstream Guards, the Staffordshire
Regiment to name a few. He was also an official war artist for the
Staffordshire Regiment in Iraq. Cranston Fine Arts are proud to be
publishing a majority of art prints by Jason Askew since 2005 and are
planning a major series of releases which they have commissioned over
the next few months, including an outstanding series of eight First
World war battle scenes of many of the major western front battles. This
series started in 2007 and will be completed by the end of 2008. Also
included is a series of four Battle of Waterloo and four Zulu War
limited editions, all specially priced for collectors.
German Assault on the Nimy Bridge, Mons, 23rd August 1914 by Jason Askew.
German forces begin their assault on the Nimy Bridge, 23rd August 1914. The bridge was defended by the 4th Battalion The Royal Fusiliers.
Item Code : DHM1758
German Assault on the Nimy Bridge, Mons, 23rd August 1914 by Jason Askew. - Editions Available
Remarque edition - limited edition of 10 giclee prints featuring an original pencil remarque. Full Item Details
Image size 26 inches x 18 inches (66cm x 46cm) plus border with text and remarque drawing.
Artist : Jason Askew
£350.00
Over the Top by Jason Askew.
The 29th Division go over the top to the sound of the officers whistle to attack Beaumont Hamel during the battle of the Somme. The regiments of the 29th Division are the Middlesex Regiment, Lancashire Fusiliers, Dublin Fusiliers, Royal Fusiliers and the Newfoundland Regiment.
The Battle of the Somme - At the German Trenches by Jason Askew.
Very few of the British soldiers made it through the barbed wire defences, and even fewer to the German trenches. By the end of the first day the British losses were 60,000 men.
Item Code : DHM1666
The Battle of the Somme - At the German Trenches by Jason Askew. - Editions Available
Remember that you are Scottish! Aubers Ridge, 9th May 1915 by Jason Askew.
Aubers / Neuve Chapelle -1500-The 1st battalion, Black Watch, brought in to relieve the shattered 2nd Brigade, go over the top and advanced at the double across no -mans land. Suffering heavy casualties from the incessant German machine gun fire, elements of the regiment plunged into the German trenches just as the bombardment lifted. A desperate battle then took place for the German position, the outnumbered Highlanders fighting tenaciously; elements of the regiment even reached the German second line. In spite of their superhuman bravery, and being reinforced by two companies of the Camerons, sheer German numbers proved to be overwhelming for the Black Watch; every single highlander being killed or wounded in defending this hard won position.
Item Code : DHM1663
Remember that you are Scottish! Aubers Ridge, 9th May 1915 by Jason Askew. - Editions Available
Assault in the vicinity of Thiepval by the Ulster division-1st July 1916. The 11th Royal Irish Rifles, moving forward from the A line of trenches, and moving forward to attack the B line of trenches, the attacking infantry are preceded by Bombers - seen carryng grenades in green canvas buckets - who are engaged in throwing grenades in anticipation of the rifle company assault on the enemy trenches; an activity barely changed since the days of Marlborough. The rifle companies are armed with the Lee Enfield SMLE - a superb rifle, though expensive to make. The advance is made with bayonets fixed, as trench clearing involved numerous hand to hand confrontations and bayonet fights. The rifle companies are supported by two Lewis gun teams per company. Note that visible in the painting is a man carrying an orange painted steel marker, painted on one side only. The markers are to to indicate to British artillery observers as to the most forward positions taken by the British advance. N.........
Faster Boys - Give Them Hell! Loos, September 25th 1915 by Jason Askew.
Dawn. British artillery thundered, and the territorial soldiers 15th Scottish division stormed towards the German trenches defending the coal mining village of Loos. The gas cloud that preceded the Highland advance was pendulous and largely stationary due to a distinct lack of wind, and ,upon emerging from the smudgy gas, the highlanders were pelted with machine gun fire and shrapnel from the defending German batteries. Not to be denied, the Scots gritted their teeth, and with an officer shouting faster boys! give them hell! the highlanders charged straight at the defenses. The Germans, unnerved by the stubborn courage of their kilted opponents, began to fall back through the village of Loos. The Camerons and the Black Watch, shouting their battle cry and charging down the main road of the village, then engaged the defending Germans in a series of savage battles for each and every house - hob-nailed boots, rifle butts, and bayonets being wielded with great enthusiasm by the ve.........
Australian VC winner-Private Albert Jacka, 14th battalion. He killed nine Turks who had bombed and infiltrated an Australian trench at Courtneys post during the great Turkish assault on 19th May.
Item Code : DHM1768
Gallipoli - Courtneys Trench by Jason Askew. - Editions Available
Cameron Highlanders Capture a German Force on the Yser by Jason Askew.
This incident took place on October 23rd,1914. A party of German soldiers had been driven to take shelter in the small house. British artillery then targeted the house, making the situation of the Germans uncomfortable. Under cover of the bombardment, a company of Cameron Highlanders rushed the position, intercepting the Germans as they tried to extricate themselves. After a brief struggle, and being somewhat unnerved by the prompt appearance of the Highlanders; the German group surrendered.
Item Code : DHM1665
Cameron Highlanders Capture a German Force on the Yser by Jason Askew. - Editions Available
2nd Australian Brigade fighting in Gully Ravine by Jason Askew.
The 2nd Australian Brigade were brought up to reinforce the British attempt to force the Turkish positions at Achi-baba. this action developed into the second Battle of Krithia.
Item Code : DHM1779
2nd Australian Brigade fighting in Gully Ravine by Jason Askew. - Editions Available
