Arthur Lismer (1885-1969) - The departure of the troopship, HalifaxOil on board. Painted c.1916-17.1
Arthur Lismer (1885-1969) - The departure of the troopship, HalifaxOil on board. Painted c.1916-17.12 x 16 inches, 30.5 x 40.6 cm. Estimate: Can$60,000-80,000.To be sold Heffel, Toronto, 23 June 2021.Born in England, Lismer trained at the Sheffield School of Art and the Académie des Beaux Arts, Antwerp, before emigrating to Canada in 1911. In WWI Lismer painted in and around Halifax, Nova Scotia. Lord Beaverbrook arranged for Lismer to be commissioned as an official war artist.Dazzle camouflage, credited to the artist Norman Wilkinson, was intended not to conceal, but to make it difficult for the enemy to estimate a target’s range, speed, and heading, and so cause them to take up a poor firing position. -- source link
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