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Thomas Hennell

1903–1945

Slipway, Reykjavik Harbour. August 12, 1943 1943
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Biography

Thomas Hennell (16 April 1903 – 1945) was a British artist and writer who specialised in illustrations and essays on the subject of the British countryside. He was an official war artist during the Second World War and was killed while serving in Indonesia in November 1945.

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British War Art

Artworks

  • Thomas Hennell Landscape: Flint Heap, Road-Making

    c.1937–41
  • Thomas Hennell Interior

    c.1930–2
  • Thomas Hennell The Tree

    c.1938–40
  • Thomas Hennell Portrait Study: Five Figures

    c.1935
  • Thomas Hennell Slipway, Reykjavik Harbour. August 12, 1943

    1943

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