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Russian Tanks of World War Two T34 tanks of the 29th Guards Tank Corps, 5th Guards Tank army at the battle of Kursk, 6th Guards Tank Brigade at the battle of Stalingrad and the 1st Armoured Brigade in East Prussia. Military prints by military artist David Pentland, published by Cranston Fine Arts. 

One of Europe's Leading Military and Aviation Artists, David Pentland has produced a wealth of Paintings for Cranston Fine arts, who are proud to have David as one of their leading Artists. As you browse down his wonderful work you may be interested to know that many of the Paintings are still available, and to a collector his work would certainly be a valuable addition. David's Paintings have gone up in value over the past 2 years, and have seen a growth in value of nearly 100%. If you would like to purchase a painting or any of the prints please go to our secure online shop which each print is connected to . just click on the box below the image of the item you are interested in. all orders are fully secure and easy to purchase on this site.


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Red Steel at Kamenewo, Mtsensk, Central Front, Russia, 6th October 1941 by David Pentland.
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August Storm by David Pentland.
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The Roadblock, Dubyana River, Lithuania 23rd - 24th June 1941 by David Pentland.

As the spearhead of Army Group North, 6th Panzer Division had deployed two Kampgruppe across the Dubyana river as jump off points for the drive towards Leningrad. Prior to the ensuing battles for the bridgeheads General Solyalyankin, commander of 2nd Tank Division, infiltrated a single KV2 and some infantry across the river to interdict the German supply road to Rasyeinyia. For two days the Soviet tank fought off all attempts to clear it from the road (including a night attack by German sappers) in the process destroying a convoy of supply trucks, a battery of the new Pak38 anti-tank guns, and an 88mm gun. It was only the combined efforts of a platoon of PZ35(t)s who distracted the lone tank to its front while a 88mm AA gun scored some eight hits from the rear that finally knocked it out. as the Germans inspected the silent KV they were stunned as the turret once again began to move, a quick thinking engineer dropped a few grenades through the 88 holes in the turret and finally silenced the monster.

Signed limited edition of 200 giclee paper prints. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £130.00

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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £180.00

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Small limited edition of 20 artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £60.00

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Small signed limited edition of 50 prints. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £51.00

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Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £480.00

Special Offer £110 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £590


Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00

Special Offer £90 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £460


Original painting by David Pentland. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £2800.00


Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00

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ITEM CODE DHM1424


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Motherland, The Battle of Stalingrad, September 1942 by David Pentland.
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Valour of the Guards by David Pentland.

Soviet guards launch a Human Wave attack on beleaguered German defenders at Stalingrad, Autumn 1942.

Signed limited edition of 500 prints, printed on giclee paper. Image size 20 inches x 13.5 inches (51cm x 34cm). Price £95.00

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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs, printed on giclee paper. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm). Price £140.00

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Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91.5cm x 61cm). Price £480.00

Special Offer £110 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £590


Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00

Special Offer £90 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £460


Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00

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The Battle for Ponyri Station, Kursk, 9th July 1943 by David Pentland.
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Zwieroboj - Animal Hunters - Ponyri Station, Kursk, 7th July 1943 by David Pentland.

Major Sankovsky, commander of the new SU-152 battery of 1442nd SP Art Regiment, assigned to the 13th Army was in support of the 307th Rifle Division around Ponyri Station when the XXXXI Panzer Corp attacked with 200 panzers. Leading the way were Tiger Is of Schwere Panzer Abteilung 505, and the Borgward BIV remote control mine clearance tanks. On this day it is believed the major himself knocked out 10 enemy tanks, and in the ensuing three weeks of combat at Kursk the battery accounted for some 12 Tigers and 7 Ferdidnands. It was this units results which the SU152 the nickname of Zwieroboj - Animal Hunter.

Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £70.00

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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £115.00

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Norbert Kujacinski Knights Cross signature series edition of 20 prints (Nos 1 to 20) from the limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £130.00

Signed by Norbert Kujacinski (deceased)

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Signed limited edition of 20 publishers proofs. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £115.00

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Norbert Kujacinski Knights Cross signature series edition of 20 prints (Nos 1 to 20) from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £120.00

Signed by Norbert Kujacinski (deceased).

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Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00

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Original painting by David Pentland. Size 26 inches x 18 inches (66cm x 46cm). Price £


ITEM CODE DHM1597

Clash of Steel, Prokhorovka, Kursk, 12th July 1943 by David Pentland.

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Walter Wolfrum Knights Cross signature edition of 25 signed limited edition prints from the edition of 1150. Special Offer £145.00
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Operation Zitadelle by David Pentland.
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Operation Winter Tempest by David Pentland.
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Clash of Steel, Prokhorovka, Kursk, 12th July 1943 by David Pentland.

The battle for Prokhorovka marked the high water mark of the German southern drive for Kursk. At the apex of the thrust were the 14 tiger tanks of the 13 Heavy Tank Company, 1st SS Panzer Division Liebstandarte, led by Michael Wittman. Their advance was eventually thwarted, however, by the epic charge of the Soviet 29th Guards Tank Corps, as part of 5th Guards Tank Armys furious counter attack against the SS Tank Corps.

Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm). Price £95.00

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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm). Price £130.00

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Albert Kerscher Knights Cross signature edition of 27 prints (Nos 24 to 50) from the limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm). Price £185.00

Signed by Albert Kerscher.

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Walter Wolfrum Knights Cross signature edition of 25 signed limited edition prints from the edition of 1150. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm). Price £145.00

Signed by Walter Wolfrum.

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Hugo Broch Knights Cross signature edition of 25 signed limited edition prints from the edition of 1150. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm). Price £145.00

Signed by Leutnant Hugo Broch.

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Karl Spreitzer Knights Cross signature series edition of 50 prints, from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm). Price £165.00

Signed by Karl Spreitzer (deceased).

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Kerscher and Kujacinski Knights Cross signature series edition of 10 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm). Price £

Signed by Albert Kerscher and Norbert Kujacinski (deceased).


Albert Kerscher Knights Cross signature series edition of 100 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm). Price £155.00

Signed by Albert Kerscher.

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Alfred Rubbel Knights Cross signature edition of 100 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm). Price £145.00

Signed by Oberstleutnant Alfred Rubbel.

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Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £515.00

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Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 22 inches (76cm x 56cm). Price £370.00

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Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00

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** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm). Price £70.00


ITEM CODE DHM1022


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Heer Grenadiers - Operation Citadel, July 1943 by Chris Collingwood.
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Operation Winter Tempest by David Pentland.
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Heer Grenadiers - Operation Citadel, July 1943 by Chris Collingwood. (AP)
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Battle on the Volga, Stalingrad, Southern Russia, 30th September 1942 by David Pentland.

Germany Infantry assault troops and PzIV tank of the 24th Panzer Division are counterattacked by Soviet riflemen of General Chuikovs 62nd Army as they push towards the Red October factory works.

Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00

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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £130.00

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Special Offer Save £5 on selected prints - Was £135


Limited edition of 50 giclee cnvas prints. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £480.00

Special Offer £110 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £590


Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00

Special Offer £90 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £460


Original painting by David Pentland. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £2800.00


Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00

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ITEM CODE DHM1395


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The Roadblock, Dubyana River, Lithuania 23rd - 24th June 1941 by David Pentland.
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Red Steel at Kamenewo, Mtsensk, Central Front, Russia, 6th October 1941 by David Pentland.
for £215

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August Storm by David Pentland.

Soviet troops advance at lightning speed through Manchuria against a crumbling Japanese defence

Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 20 inches x 15 inches (51cm x 38cm). Price £95.00

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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm). Price £140.00

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Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00

Special Offer £90 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £460


Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00

Special Offer Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer



ITEM CODE DP0012


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Opening the Cherkassy Pocket by David Pentland.
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Zwieroboj - Animal Hunters - Ponyri Station, Kursk, 7th July 1943 by David Pentland.
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The Battle for Ponyri Station, Kursk, 9th July 1943 by David Pentland.

A Tiger (P) Ferdinand, 7th Company, 654th Schwere Panzerjager Abteilung passes a knocked out Soviet Su122 on the German advance towards the village of Ponyri. The fighting around this small agricultural settlement was some of the most savage of the entire battle.

Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £70.00

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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £130.00

Signed by Norbert Kujacinski (deceased)

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Special Offer Save £5 on selected prints - Was £135


Signed limited edition of 20 publishers proofs. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £115.00

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Norbert Kujacinski Knights Cross signature series edition of 50 prints (Nos 1 to 50) from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £120.00

Signed by Norbert Kujacinski (deceased).

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Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm) . Price £370.00

Special Offer £90 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £460


Original painting by David Pentland. Size 26 inches x 18 inches (66cm x 46cm). Price £


ITEM CODE DHM1598


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Valour of the Guards by David Pentland.
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Motherland, The Battle of Stalingrad, September 1942 by David Pentland.

OT34 Flamethrower tank and men of Col. Krickmans 6th Guards Tank Brigade take part in the Soviet counter attacks of 13th-27th September in defence of the southern factory district of Stalingrad before the final offensive in October.

Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm). Price £100.00



Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm). Price £130.00

Special Offer Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer


Special Offer Save £5 on selected prints - Was £135


Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91.5cm x 61cm). Price £480.00

Special Offer £110 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £590


Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00

Special Offer £90 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £460


Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00

Special Offer Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer



ITEM CODE DHM0843


2 Discount Two-Print Packs and
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Available on These Editions, Including :

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The Roadblock, Dubyana River, Lithuania 23rd - 24th June 1941 by David Pentland.
for £255

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August Storm by David Pentland.
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Red Steel at Kamenewo, Mtsensk, Central Front, Russia, 6th October 1941 by David Pentland.

Following the capture of Orel, the German High Command ordered General Heinz Guderians panzers to push on towards Mtsensk, Tuila and Moscow. Alarmed at the situation Stalin deployed Major General Leyushenko to halt this advance. the battle was finally joined when when the 4th Panzer Division crossed the Lisiza stream at Kamenewo, pushing back the dug in defenders towards Mtsensk, but unaware they had entered a Soviet trap. at this point the T34s and KV1s of Colonel Katukovs 4th tank Brigade attacked from the woods on the Panzers left flank smashing the out gunned and weaker armoured PzIII tanks and half tracks. For the Germans the battle was a terrible shock, stalling their advance and an unexpected demonstration of Soviet armoured superiority. During the battle Lt Lavrinienko, with his platoon of four T34s supported by three KV1s under Sgt Antonov knocked out eleven enemy tanks, plus a pair of artillery guns (squashed under the tracks of the KVs) In his short two month career, Lt Lavinienko knocked out some fifty two enemy tanks!

Signed limited edition of 200 giclee paper prints. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £130.00

Special Offer Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer


Special Offer Save £5 on selected prints - Was £135


Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £180.00

Special Offer Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer



Small limited edition of 20 artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £60.00

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Small signed limited edition of 50 prints. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £51.00

Special Offer Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer


Special Offer Save £5 on selected prints - Was £56


Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £480.00

Special Offer £110 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £590


Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00

Special Offer £90 Off Selected Giclee Canvas Prints - Was £460


Original painting by David Pentland. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £


Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00

Special Offer Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer



ITEM CODE DHM1423

 

"Clash of Steel", Prokhorovka, Kursk, 12th July 1943 by David Pentland  The battle for Prokhorovka marked the high water mark of the German southern drive for Kursk. At the apex of the thrust were the 14 tiger tanks of the 13 Heavy Tank Company, 1st SS Panzer Division "Liebstandarte", led by Michael Wittman. Their advance was eventually thwarted, however, by the epic charge of the Soviet 29th Guards Tank Corps, as part of 5th Guards Tank Army's furious counter attack against the SS Tank Corps.

'Motherland' The Battle of Stalingrad, September 1942 by David Pentland   OT34 Flamethrower tank and men of Col. Krickman's 6th Guards Tank Brigade take part in the Soviet counter attacks of 13th-27th September in defence of the southern factory district of Stalingrad before the final offensive in October.

Valour of the Guards by David Pentland   Soviet guards launch a Human Wave attack on beleaguered German defenders at Stalingrad, Autumn 1942.

Breaking of the Pomperanian Wall by David Pentland   T-34/85 tanks of the Polish Peoples Army "Heroes of the Westerplatte" 1st Armoured Brigade. During the battle to break through the tough German defences of East Prussia.

Duel on the Dnepr, Southern Russia, Summer 1943 by David Pentland   Rumanian IAR 80c on a tactical reconnaissance mission is intercepted and shot down by a Soviet YAK3 over the river Dnepr.

August Storm by David Pentland    Soviet troops advance at lightning speed through Manchuria against a crumbling Japanese defence.

Red Steel at Kamenewo, Mtsensk, Central Front, Russia, 6th October 1941 by David Pentland.  Following the capture of Orel, the German High Command ordered General Heinz Guderians panzers to push on towards Mtsensk, Tuila and  Moscow. Alarmed at the situation Stalin deployed Major General Leyushenko to halt this advance. the battle was finally joined when when the 4th Panzer Division crossed the Lisiza stream at Kamenewo, pushing back the dug in defenders towards Mtsensk, but unaware they had entered a Soviet trap. at this point the T34s and KV1s of Colonel Katukovs 4th tank Brigade attacked from the woods on the Panzers left flank smashing the out gunned and weaker armoured PzIII tanks and half tracks. For the Germans the battle was a terrible shock, stalling their advance and an unexpected demonstration of Soviet armoured superiority.   During the battle Lt Lavrinienko, with his platoon of four T34s supported by three KV1s under Sgt Antonov knocked out eleven enemy tanks, plus a pair of artillery guns (squashed under the tracks of the KVs)  In his short two month career, Lt Lavinienko knocked out some fifty two enemy tanks!

The Roadblock, Dubyana River, Lithuania 23rd - 24th June 1941 by David Pentland.  As the spearhead of Army Group North, 6th Panzer Division had deployed two Kampgruppe across the Dubyana river as jump off points for the drive towards Leningrad. Prior to the ensuing battles for the bridgeheads General Solyalyankin, commander of 2nd Tank Division, infiltrated a single KV2 and some infantry across the river to interdict the German supply road to Rasyeinyia. For two days the Soviet tank fought off all attempts to clear it from the road (including a night attack by German sappers) in the process destroying a convoy of supply trucks, a battery of the new Pak38 anti-tank guns, and an 88mm gun. It was only the combined efforts of a platoon of PZ35(t)s who distracted the lone tank to its front while a 88mm AA gun scored some eight hits from the rear that finally knocked it out. as the Germans inspected the silent KV they were stunned as the turret once again began to move, a quick thinking engineer dropped a few grenades through the 88 holes in the turret and finally silenced the monster.

 

 

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Merlin Roar by Anthony Saunders Price : £80

Hurricane Patrol by Graeme Lothian Price : £150

Holding the Line - The Battle of Britain by Nicolas Trudgian Price : £150

Front Line Hurricanes by Robert Taylor Price : £220

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Featured Artist - Robert Taylor



The name Robert Taylor has been synonymous with aviation art over a quarter of a century. His paintings of aircraft, more than those of any other artist, have helped popularise a genre which at the start of this remarkable artist's career had little recognition in the world of fine art. When he burst upon the scene in the mid-1970s his vibrant, expansive approach to the subject was a revelation. His paintings immediately caught the imagination of enthusiasts and collectors alike . He became an instant success. As a boy, Robert seemed always to have a pencil in his hand. Aware of his natural gift from an early age, he never considered a career beyond art, and with unwavering focus, set out to achieve his goal. Leaving school at fifteen, he has never worked outside the world of art. After two years at the Bath School of Art he landed a job as an apprentice picture framer with an art gallery in Bath, the city where Robert has lived and worked all his life. Already competent with water-colours the young apprentice took every opportunity to study the works of other artists and, after trying his hand at oils, quickly determined he could paint to the same standard as much of the art it was his job to frame. Soon the gallery was selling his paintings, and the owner, recognising Roberts talent, promoted him to the busy picture-restoring department. Here, he repaired and restored all manner of paintings and drawings, the expertise he developed becoming the foundation of his career as a professional artist. Picture restoration is an exacting skill, requiring the ability to emulate the techniques of other painters so as to render the damaged area of the work undetectable. After a decade of diligent application, Robert became one of the most capable picture restorers outside London. Today he attributes his versatility to the years he spent painstakingly working on the paintings of others artists. After fifteen years at the gallery, by chance he was introduced to Pat Barnard, whose military publishing business happened also to be located in the city of Bath. When offered the chance to become a full-time painter, Robert leapt at the opportunity. Within a few months of becoming a professional artist, he saw his first works in print. Roberts early career was devoted to maritime paintings, and he achieved early success with his prints of naval subjects, one of his admirers being Lord Louis Mountbatten. He exhibited successfully at the Royal Society of Marine Artists in London and soon his popularity attracted the attention of the media. Following a major feature on his work in a leading national daily newspaper he was invited to appear in a BBC Television programme. This led to a string of commissions for the Fleet Air Arm Museum who, understandably, wanted aircraft in their maritime paintings. It was the start of Roberts career as an aviation artist. Fascinated since childhood by the big, powerful machines that man has invented, switching from one type of hardware to another has never troubled him. Being an artist of the old school, Robert tackled the subject of painting aircraft with the same gusto as with his large, action-packed maritime pictures - big compositions supported by powerful and dramatic skies, painted on large canvases. It was a formula new to the aviation art genre, at the time not used to such sweeping canvases, but one that came naturally to an artist whose approach appeared to have origins in an earlier classical period. Roberts aviation paintings are instantly recognisable. He somehow manages to convey all the technical detail of aviation in a traditional and painterly style, reminiscent of the Old Masters. With uncanny ability, he is able to recreate scenes from the past with a carefully rehearsed realism that few other artists ever manage to achieve. This is partly due to his prodigious research but also his attention to detail: Not for him shiny new factory-fresh aircraft looking like museum specimens. His trade mark, flying machines that are battle-scarred, worse for wear, with dings down the fuselage, chips and dents along the leading edges of wings, oil stains trailing from engine cowlings, paintwork faded with dust and grime; his planes are real! Roberts aviation works have drawn crowds in the international arena since the early 1980s. He has exhibited throughout the US and Canada, Australia, Japan and in Europe. His one-man exhibition at the Smithsonians National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC was hailed as the most popular art exhibition ever held there. His paintings hang in many of the worlds great aviation museums, adorn boardrooms, offices and homes, and his limited edition prints are avidly collected all around the world. A family man with strong Christian values, Robert devotes most of what little spare time he has to his home life. Married to Mary for thirty five years, they have five children, all now grown up. Neither fame nor fortune has turned his head. He is the same easy-going, gentle character he was when setting out on his painting career all those years ago, but now with a confidence that comes with the knowledge that he has mastered his profession.

Battle of Britain Hurricane Signature Prints



Save £180 on this specially selected pack of Battle of Britain Hurricane aviation art prints. All four prints for £420, giving collectors these prints at trade discounted prices!

This pack of aviation art prints includes 4 separate prints, at a highly discounted price when purchased in this special pack. The prints included in the pack are :

Merlin Roar by Anthony Saunders,
Hurricane Patrol by Graeme Lothian,
Holding the Line - The Battle of Britain by Nicolas Trudgian
and
Front Line Hurricanes by Robert Taylor.

In all, the prints have 12 different signatures of pilots and aircrew related to Hurricanes during the Battle of Britain.

In particular, Front Line Hurricanes by Robert Taylor features 6 signatures of now sadly deceased pilots - some of them a rarity in print signings.

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German Attack on the Nimy Bridge at Mons by Jason Askew.



Clash of Steel, Prokhorovka, Kursk, 12th July 1943 by David Pentland. (G)



Pack 766. Knights Cross signed tank prints by David Pentland.



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