War in the Air
C. R. W. Nevinson · 1918
Why it's great
A single aeroplane sails among huge clouds in a dreamy, modern view of the war in the sky. C. R. W. Nevinson painted it in 1918 for Canada's war memorial collection.
🏛️ Part of history
World War I (1914–1918) — A single aeroplane sails among huge clouds in a dreamy, modern view of the war in the sky.
Where to see it
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Hang it on your wall
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C. R. W. Nevinson was an English painter born in London in 1889. He painted the war in the dynamic style of Futurism and was an official war artist in World War I. He lived in London and died in Hampstead in 1946.
