The Aviation Art of Robert Taylor

Aces on the Western Front giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $795

After the Storm Signed by the artist - $120

Air Armada Two pilot signatures - $320

Air Strike One pilot signature - $175

Air Superiority Four pilot signatures - $320 available with 12 pilot signatures

Almost Home Two crew signatures - $295 available with additional signatures

American Eagles Three pilot signatures - $320

Angels Three Zero One pilot signature - $195

Attack on the Hiei Four pilot signatures - $395

A Time for Heroes Three pilot signatures - $320 available with nine signatures

Bader Legend Four pilot signatures - $320

Bader's Bus Company giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $795

Band of Brothers Four pilot signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

The Battle for Britain Six pilot signatures - $425 available with additional signatures

Battle of the Coral Sea Ten signatures - $450

The Biff Boys One pilot signature - $320

Bitter Engagement Two pilot signatures - $95

The Blond Knight Two pilot signatures - $325

Bogeys! Eleven O'Clock High a/p Eight pilot signatures - $520

Bold, Reckless and Supreme Two pilot signatures - $130

Bomb Away! Six signatures - $225

Breaking Cover Three pilot signatures - $140

Broken Silence giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $795

Caught on the Surface giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $795

Chance Encounter Five crew signatures - $275

Chennault's Flying Tigers conservation framed Seven Flying Tiger pilot signatures - $995

Clipper Morning Star Artist signed only - $320

Close Call Two pilot signatures - $150

Closing the Gap Three pilot signatures - $320 available with ten signatures

Coast in Sight Two signatures - $325 available with additional signatures

Coming in Over the Estuary Five pilot signatures - $320

Combat Over the Reich giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $725

Crack Ace One pilot signature - $125 available matted with six signatures

Dambusters - Breaching the Eder Dam Two signatures - $320 available with six signatures

Dambusters - Goner 58A Three signatures - $135 available matted with additional signatures

Dambusters - The Impossible Mission giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $725

Dambusters - Inbound to Target Six signatures - $195

The Dambusters Last Moments of the Möhne Dam Three signatures - $325 available with additional signatures

Dambusters - Leading the Way Two signatures - $185 available with additional signatures

The Dambusters Three Good Bounces Three signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

Dangerous Coast Three signatures - $225 available with ten signatures

Day Duties for the Night Workers Three signatures - $95 available with additional signatures

D-Day The Airborne Assault Six pilot signatures - $695 includes two companion prints

D-Day The Airborne Assault giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $765

D-Day Drop Two Airborne signatures - $150

Defence of the Realm One pilot signature - $320

Desert Hawks Four pilot signatures - $320

Desert Victory Six double Ace signatures - $220

Devestating Strike Two signatures - $245 available with additional signatures

Doolittle's D-Day giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $765

The Doolittle Raiders giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $695

The Doolittle Tokyo Raiders giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $795

Double Strike 22 signatures - $320

Duel in the Dark Four crew signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

Eagles Divide Two pilot signatures - $95 available with additional signatures

Eagle Force Three pilot signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

Eagles on the Channel Front Five pilot signatures - $320

Eagles on the Rampage Ten pilot signatures - $320

Eye of the Sun One pilot signature - $245 available with additional signatures

Fastest Victory One pilot sgnature - $195

Fighting Red Tails Five pilot signatures - $320

Fighting Tigers Five AVG pilot signatures - $320

The Final Show Two pilot signatures - $325 available with additional signatures

First of Many Four pilot signatures - $320

First of Many Framed with eight signatures, including Douglas Bader plus WWII RAF wings - $1325

First Sighting One pilot sgnature - $110

Flying Tigers - The Stuff of Legend Four AVG pilot signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

Front Line Hurricanes Six pilot signatures - $320

Fury of Assault Five signatures - $320

The Gallant Ohio Five pilot signatures - $320

Gathering Storm a/p Four pilot signatures - $625

Glorious Summer M/P Twenty one pilot signatures - $945

The Greatest Day Two pilot signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

Greycap Leader a/p Ten pilot signatures - $520

The Hard Way Home Four signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

Headlong Into the Clash Three signatures - $295 available with additional signatures

Height and Sun Three pilot signatures - $195

Height of the Battle giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $795

Hellcat Fury Three pilot signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

Hell Hawks Over Utah Two pilot signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

High Cost Five crew signatures - $185

High Patrol a/p framed with RFC badge Signed by Thomas Sopwith & two WWI Aces - $1895

Home at Dusk giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $795

Hornchurch Scramble Three pilot signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

Hostile Sky a/p Four pilot signatures - $520

Hunters at Dawn Two pilot signatures - $325

Hunters in the Desert a/p Four pilot signatures - $520

Hurricane Attack giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $595

Into the Teeth of the Wind Five signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

Into the Teeth of the Wind - pencil Five signatures - $175

Jet Hunters Three pilot signatures - $325 available with additional signatures

JG-52 Signed by Günther Rall - $95

JG-52 giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $795

Knight of the Reich Signed by Günther Rall - $325

Knight's Move Four signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

Knights of the Eastern Front giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $795

Lancaster V.C. Two signatures - $225

Lancaster Under Attack giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $795

Late Arrival Six Hurricane pilot signatures - $175

Launch Against the Bismarck Four signatures - $350

The Legend of Colin Kelly a/p Three signatures - $520 includes companion print

The Long Short Days Two pilot signatures - $325 available with nine signatures

Looking for Trouble Two pilot signatures - $325 available with eight signatures

Malta - George Cross Six pilot signatures - $350

Maple Leaf Scramble giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $595

Marauder Mission Three pilot signatures - $275 available with six signatures

Midwinter Dawn Five Spitfire pilot signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

Milne Bay Two pilot signatures - $260 available with additional signatures

Mission Beyond Darkness Four signatures - $320

Moral Support giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $795

Morning Thunder Eight Pearl Harbor veteran signatures - $320

Most Memorable Day Four pilot signatures - $595

Mustangs on the Prowl giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $795

Night Intruder One pilot signature - $100

Normandy Nemesis Two pilot signatures & Vol. VI book - $235

No Turning Back Four pilot signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

Okinawa Two pilot signatures - $325 available with additional signatures

One MiG Down Twenty six pilot signatures - $320

Open Assault Three pilot signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

Opening Sky Three pilot signatures - $195

Operation Chastise giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $795

Out of Fuel and Safely Home Five pilot signatures - $320

Out of the Night Two signatures - $135 available with additional signatures

Phantom Fury Two signatures - $320

Phantom Showtime giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $795

Phantom Strike giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $795

Puttalam Elephants Three pilot signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

Rabaul - Fly for Your Life Two pilot signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

Ramrod One pilot signature - $110

Reach for the Skies One signature - $195

Red Arrows One pilot signature - $80

Response to Call Two Battle of Britain pilot signatures - $215 available with additional signatures

Return of the Few giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $795

The Road to the Rhine Three signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

Rolling Thunder a/p Four pilot signatures - $520

Running the Gauntlet Four pilot signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

Russian Roulette Six pilot signatures - $320 available with fourteen signatures

Savage Skies Three pilot signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

Schweinfurt - The Second Mission Three pilot signatures - $320 available with ten signatures

Sea Fury One pilot signature - $100

Severn Trail Artist signed- $275

Sighting the Bismarck Four Bismarck crew signatures - $320

Skipper Comes Home Four pilot signatures - $320

Sky Giant One pilot signature - $320

Special Duties Seven signatures - $320

Spitfires Over St. Michael's Mount Three pilot signatures - $195

Steinhoff Tribute One pilot signature - $550

Strike and Return Four pilot signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

Strike and Strike Again Three pilot signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

Struggle for Supremacy giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $725

Stuka Four pilot signatures - $520

Target Bearing 270° Four signatures - $320

They Landed by Moonlight Five signatures - $320

This Sceptred Isle Two signatures - $245 (available with additional signatures)

Thunderbolt Strike Three pilot signatures - $265

Thunderheads Over Ridgewell Three signatures - $425

Tommy Leader Three pilot signatures - $215

Top Bounce Two signatures - $295 (available with additional signatures)

Top Dog Five signatures - $150

Toward Night's Darkness Five signatures - $215 available with additional signatures

Towards the Home Fires One pilot signature - $325 available with additional signatures

Undaunted by Odds Three pilot signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

Valiant Response Three pilot signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

Valor in the Pacific Six signatures - $320

Victory Flyover giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $795

Viper Venom Two pilot signatures - $320

Vital Support Ten signatures - $190

We All Stand Together Three pilot signatures - $185 available with additional signatures

Welcoming Respite Three pilot signatures - $150

Where Eagles Gathered Two pilot signatures & Vol. VI book - $235

Wide Horizons Artist signed - $175

Wings of Glory Four pilot signatures - $275

Winter Homecoming giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $595

Winter's Welcome giclée on canvas Signed by the artist - $795

The Wolfpack Three pilot signatures - $320 available with additional signatures

Robert Taylor

The name Robert Taylor has been synonymous with aviation art over a quarter of a century. His paintings of aircraft, more than those of any other artist, have helped popularise a genre which atthe start of this remarkable artist's career had little recognition in the world of fine art. When he burst upon the scene in the mid-1970s his vibrant, expansive approach to the subject was a revelation. His paintings immediately caught the imagination of enthusiasts and collectors alike . He became an instant success. As a boy, Robert seemed always to have a pencil in his hand. Aware of his natural gift from an early age, he never considered a career beyond art, and with unwavering focus, set out to achieve his goal. Leaving school at fifteen, he has never worked outside the world of art. After two yearsat the Bath School of Art he landed a job as an apprentice picture framer with an art gallery in Bath, the city where Robert has lived and worked all his life. Already competent with water-colours the young apprentice took every opportunity to study the works of other artists and, after trying his hand at oils, quickly determined he could paint to the same standard as much of the art it was his job to frame. Soon the gallery was selling his paintings, and the owner, recognising Robert's talent, promoted him to the busy picture-restoring department. Here, he repaired and restored all manner of paintings and drawings, the expertise he developed becoming the foundation of his career as a professional artist. Picture restoration is an exacting skill, requiring the ability to emulate the techniques of other painters so as to render the damaged area of the work undetectable. After a decade of diligent application, Robert became one of the most capable picture restorers outside London. Today he attributes his versatility to the years he spent painstakingly working on the paintings of others artists. After fifteen years at the gallery, by chance he was introduced to Pat Barnard, whose military publishing business happened also to be located in the city of Bath. When offered the chance to become a full-time painter, Robert leapt at the opportunity. Within a few months of becoming a professional artist, he saw his first works in print. The Military Gallery has published every print reproduced from Robert's paintings ever since. Robert's early career was devoted to maritime paintings, and he achieved early success with his prints of naval subjects, one of his admirers being Lord Louis Mountbatten. He exhibited successfully at the Royal Society of Marine Artists in London and soon his popularity attracted the attention of the media. Following a major feature on his work in a leading national daily newspaper he was invited to appear in a BBC Television programme. This led to a string of commissions for the Fleet Air Arm Museum who, understandably, wanted aircraft in their maritime paintings. It was the start of Robert's career as an aviation artist. Fascinated since childhood by the big, powerful machines that man has invented, switching from one type of 'hardware' to another has never troubled him. Being an artist of the 'old school', Robert tackled the subject of painting aircraft with the same gusto as with his large, action-packed maritime pictures - big compositions supported by powerful and dramatic skies, painted on large canvases. It was a formula new to the aviation art genre, at the time not used to such sweeping canvases, but one that came naturally to an artist whose approach appeared to have origins in an earlier classical period. Robert's aviation paintings are instantly recognisable. He somehow manages to convey all the technical detail of aviation in a traditional and painterly style, reminiscent of the Old Masters. With uncanny ability, he is able to recreate scenes from the past with a carefully rehearsed realism that few other artists ever manage to achieve. This is partly due to his prodigious research but also his attention to detail: Not for him shiny new factory-fresh aircraft looking like museum specimens. His trade mark, flying machines that are battle-scarred, worse for wear, with dings down the fuselage, chips and dents along the leading edges of wings, oil stains trailing from engine cowlings, paintwork faded with dust and grime; his planes are real! Robert's aviation works have drawn crowds in the international arena since the early 1980s. He has exhibited throughout the US and Canada, Australia, Japan and in Europe. His one-man exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC was hailed as the most popular art exhibition ever held there. His paintings hang in many of the world's great aviation museums, adorn boardrooms, offices and homes, and his limited edition prints are avidly collected all around the world. A family man with strong Christian values, Robert devotes most of what little spare time he has to his home life. Married to Mary for thirty five years, they have five children, all now grown up. Neither fame nor fortune has turned his head. He is the same easy-going, gentle character he was when setting out on his painting career all those years ago, but now with a confidence that comes with the knowledge that he has mastered his profession.

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