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Portrait Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother #867251

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Portrait Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother #867251
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The artist Bernard Hailstone (1910-1987) was known for his portraits of royalty,members of the Armed Services, musicians and personalities of stage and screen. Among the most memorable are his portraits of Sir Winston Churchill, Peter Ustinov and Sir John Barbirolli. His portrait of Lord Olivier now hangs in the bar of the Garrick Club. Less known, but among his best work, are his paintings of the Blitz. During the war he joined up as a fireman in the Auxiliary Fire Service, along with such artists as Norman Hepple and Leonard Rosoman, and would set up his easel among the bombed London churches and smouldering buildings when there was a lull in the raids.The experiences of these firemen artists were not without their humorous side, for example, when Hailstone helped to extinguish a fire in a warehouse containing barrels of rum near the docks, or when he was disciplined for using His Majesty';s gas to give himself enough light to complete a picture after dark.
His work came to the notice of Kenneth Clark, who in 1941 asked him to become an official war artist to the Ministry of Transport. During this period he recorded the life of the Atlantic and Mediterranean Convoys. In 1944 he was sent to South East Asia Command (SEAC) to paint Lord Mountbatten and members of his staff. Much of his work is in the Imperial War Museum.
This was the beginning of Hailstone's career as a portrait painter, which he pursued for the rest of his life - perhaps, some felt, at the ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Good overall condition.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:c. 1985</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:United Kingdom</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Bernard Hailstone (1910-1987)</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:40</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:30</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Portrait Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Modern</td></tr>

<tr><td>Type:Oil on canvas</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:london uk</td></tr>
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