Making Aircraft: In the Air
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson 1889 - 1946
Summary
Three biplanes flying over level cultivated land. Long winding road on left and river to the right with a many arched bridge in the background. Trees line fields and roads. Cumulus clouds in sky. On the right the edge of a biplane wing can be seen.
Display Label
In the Air about 1917 Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson 1889 - 1946 Lithograph Nevinson first flew in 1917 as an Official War Artist, creating some of the earliest aerial views of the land. Using a range of lithograph crayons, from hard to soft, Nevinson has delineated the different land uses below, scratching and dotting the fields to create textures. The wing of the plane to the right has been scratched to emphasise the effects of reflected light. The smooth appearance is typical of lithography. H W Nevinson bequest 1942.27
Object Name
Making Aircraft: In the Air
Creators Name
Date Created
1917
Dimensions
print: 40.4cm x 30cm
support: 47.8cm x 37.7cm
accession number
1942.27
Collection Group
Support
paper
Medium
ink (black)
Legal
©Courtesy of the artist's estate/ Bridgeman Art library
