Buckinghamshire landscape under snow

Details

Francis Wynne Thomas (b. 1907)
Buckinghamshire landscape under snow
oil on canvas
25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76 cm.)
Painted circa 1943.

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Lot Essay

During the War Wynne Thomas was an officer in the R.A.F. stationed at the Photographic Interpretation Unit at Medmenham, Buckinghamshire, where his skils of acute observation and detailed knowledge of boats were invaluable. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of British Artists and the Royal Institute.

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