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Nicholas Trudgian luftwaffe art prints including Focke Wulf Fw190, Messerschmitt Me110 and Heinkel 219. Aviation art by aviation artist Nicholas Trudgian available from aviationprints.co.uk, subsidiary of Cranston Fine Arts. 

Having graduated from art college, Nicolas Trudgian spent many years as a professional illustrator before turning to a career in fine art painting. His crisp style of realism, attention to detail, compositional skills and bright use of colours, immediately found favour with collectors and demand for his original work soared on both sides of the Atlantic. Today, more than a decade after becoming a fine art painter, Nicolas Trudgian is firmly established within a tiny, elite group of aviation artists whose works are genuinely collected world-wide.  When he paints an aircraft you can be sure he has researched it in every detail and when he puts it over a particular airfield, the chances are he has paid it a recent visit. Even when he paints a sunset over a tropical island, or mist hanging over a valley in China, most probably he has seen it with his own eyes.

Nick was born and raised in the seafaring city of Plymouth, the port from which the Pilgrim Fathers set sail in 1620, and where Sir Francis Drake played bowls while awaiting the Spanish Armada. Growing up in a house close to the railway station within a busy military city, the harbour always teeming with naval vessels and the skies above resonating with the sounds of naval aircraft, it was not at all surprising the young Nick became fascinated with trains, boats and aircraft. It was from his father, himself a talented artist, that Nick acquired his love of drawing and surrounded by so much that was inspiring, there was never a shortage of ideas for pictures. His talent began to show at an early age and although he did well enough at school, he always spent a disproportionate amount of time drawing. People talked about him becoming a Naval officer or an architect but in 1975 Nick's mind was made up. When he told his careers teacher he wanted to go to art school the man said, 'Now come on, what do you really want to do?"

After leaving school Nick began a one-year foundation course at the Plymouth College of Art. Now armed with an impressive portfolio containing paintings of jet aircraft, trains, even wildlife, he was immediately accepted at every college he applied to join. He chose a course at the Falmouth College of Art in Cornwall specialising in technical illustration and paintings of machines and vehicles for industry. It was perfect for Nick, and he was to become one of the star pupils. One of the lecturers commented at the time: "Every college needs someone with a talent like Nick to raise the standards sky high; he carried all the other students along with him, and created an effect which will last for years to come." Two weeks after leaving art college Nick blew every penny he had on a trip to South Africa to ride the great steam trains across the desert, sketching them at every opportunity. Returning to England, in best traditions of all young artists, he struggled to make a living. Paintings by an unknown artist didn't fetch much despite the painstaking effort and time Nick put into each work, so when the college he had recently left offered him a job as a lecturer, he jumped at the chance. The money was good and he discovered that he really enjoyed teaching.

Throughout the 1970s Nick was much involved with a railway preservation society near Plymouth and it was through the railway society that he had his first pictures reproduced as prints. But Nick felt he needed to advance his career and in summer 1985 Nick moved away from Cornwall to join an energetic new design studio in Wiltshire. Here he painted detailed artwork for many major companies including Rolls Royce, General Motors, Volvo Trucks, Alfa Romeo and, to his delight, the aviation and defence industries. He remembers the job as exciting though stressful, often requiring him to work right through the night to meet a client's deadline. Here he learned to be disciplined and fast.Towards the end of the 1980's Nick had the chance to work for the Military Gallery. This was the break that for years he had been striving towards and with typical enthusiasm, flung himself into his new role. After completing a series of aviation posters, including a gigantic painting to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Royal Air Force, Nick's first aviation scene to be published as a limited edition was launched by the Military Gallery in 1991. Despite the fact he was unknown in the field, it was an immediate success.

Stormclouds Gather by Nicolas Trudgian (Y)Stormclouds Gather by Nicolas Trudgian 3 editions available from £145.00
Hurricane Country by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y)Hurricane Country by Nicolas Trudgian. 5 editions available from £165.00
Fighter Legend - Adolf Galland by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y)Fighter Legend - Adolf Galland by Nicolas Trudgian. 2 editions available from £115.00
Ice Warriors by Nicolas Trudgian. (FLY)Ice Warriors by Nicolas Trudgian. 5 editions available from £160.00
Snow Warriors by Nicolas Trudgian.Snow Warriors by Nicolas Trudgian. 3 editions available from £75.00
Knights of the Sky by Nicolas Trudgian (Y)Knights of the Sky by Nicolas Trudgian 3 editions available from £175.00
Into The Cloak of Darkness by Nicolas Trudgian (Y)Into The Cloak of Darkness by Nicolas Trudgian 5 editions available from £145.00
Richthofens Flying Circus by Nicolas Trudgian.Richthofens Flying Circus by Nicolas Trudgian. 3 editions available from £115.00
Night Hunters of the Reich by Nicolas Trudgian. (FLY)Night Hunters of the Reich by Nicolas Trudgian. 4 editions available from £125.00
Timber Wolf by Nicolas Trudgian.Timber Wolf by Nicolas Trudgian. 2 editions available from £110.00
One - Tens Over Kent by Nicolas TrudgianOne - Tens Over Kent by Nicolas Trudgian 3 editions available from £160.00
Three Hundred Club by Nicolas TrudgianThree Hundred Club by Nicolas Trudgian (FLY) 1 editions available from £1.50
Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian (AP)Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian 2 editions available from £215.00
Operation Bodenplatte by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y)Operation Bodenplatte by Nicolas Trudgian. 4 editions available from £160.00
Dragons of Colombert by Nicolas TrudgianDragons of Colombert by Nicolas Trudgian 3 editions available from £140.00
Sea Wolves by Nicolas Trudgian. (GS) Sea Wolves by Nicolas Trudgian. (GS) 2 editions available from £365.00
First of the Jets by Nicolas Trudgian.First of the Jets by Nicolas Trudgian. 3 editions available from £28.56
Jet Strike by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Jet Strike by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) 2 editions available from £340.00
Battle of Kursk by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Battle of Kursk by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) £430.00
Storm Chasers by Nicolas Trudgian. (FLY)Storm Chasers by Nicolas Trudgian. 5 editions available from £170.00
Combat Over Beachy Head by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y)Combat Over Beachy Head by Nicolas Trudgian. 5 editions available from £85.00
Green Heart Warriors by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Green Heart Warriors by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) £380.00
Rocket Attack by Nicolas Trudgian.Rocket Attack by Nicolas Trudgian. 4 editions available from £95.00
Alpine Scramble by Nicolas Trudgian.Alpine Scramble by Nicolas Trudgian. 10 editions available from £75.00
Return of the Hunters by Nicolas Trudgian.Return of the Hunters by Nicolas Trudgian. 2 editions available from £300.00
In Defense of the Reich by Nicolas Trudgian. (B)In Defense of the Reich by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) 4 editions available from £
Spitfire Country by Nicolas Trudgian.Spitfire Country by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) 1 editions available from £
Clash Over Remagen by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y)Clash Over Remagen by Nicolas Trudgian. 4 editions available from £160.00
Messerschmitt Country by Nicolas Trudgian (B)Messerschmitt Country by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) 6 editions available from £
Holding the Line - The Battle of Britain by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y)Holding the Line - The Battle of Britain by Nicolas Trudgian. 4 editions available from £150.00
End Game by Nicolas Trudgian (B)End Game by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y) 4 editions available from £115.00
Operation Mercury by Nicolas Trudgian.Operation Mercury by Nicolas Trudgian. 3 editions available from £100.00
Jet Interceptor by Nicolas TrudgianJet Interceptor by Nicolas Trudgian 3 editions available from £200.00
Twilight Conquest by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y)Twilight Conquest by Nicolas Trudgian. 4 editions available from £150.00
Desert Victory by Nicolas Trudgian.Desert Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. 3 editions available from £190.00
Black Devil by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Black Devil by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) £420.00
Mountain Wolf by Nicolas TrudgianMountain Wolf by Nicolas Trudgian 3 editions available from £110.00
Winter Combat by Nicolas Trudgian.Winter Combat by Nicolas Trudgian. 3 editions available from £200.00
Desert Sharks and Eagles by Nicolas Trudgian (FLY)Desert Sharks and Eagles by Nicolas Trudgian. 5 editions available from £160.00
Day of the Fighters by Nicolas Trudgian.Day of the Fighters by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) 1 editions available from £300.00
First Strike on Berlin by Nicolas Trudgian. (C)First Strike on Berlin by Nicolas Trudgian. 4 editions available from £160.00
Moonlight Hunter by Nicolas Trudgian. (FLY)Moonlight Hunter by Nicolas Trudgian. 4 editions available from £100.00
The Last Offensive by Nicolas Trudgian.The Last Offensive by Nicolas Trudgian. SOLD OUT / SOLD
Winter Wolves by Nicolas Trudgian. (B)Winter Wolves by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) 3 editions available from £
Victory Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian. (FLY)Victory Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian. 6 editions available from £160.00
First Flap of the Day by Nicolas Trudgian.First Flap of the Day by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) 3 editions available from £125.00
High Summer High Battle by Nicolas Trudgian.High Summer High Battle by Nicolas Trudgian. 4 editions available from £120.00
Checkertail Clan by Nicolas Trudgian (Y)Checkertail Clan by Nicolas Trudgian 4 editions available from £155.00
Hot Pursuit by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Hot Pursuit by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) £360.00
Eagle Attack by Nicolas TrudgianEagle Attack by Nicolas Trudgian 2 editions available from £60.00

 

Alpine Thunder by Nicolas Trudgian. (FLY)Alpine Thunder by Nicolas Trudgian. 5 editions available from £180.00
Mountain Wolf by Nicholas Trudgian

Focke-Wulf "Red Three" prepares to scramble from the Alpine region airfield at Ainring, 1945

   With the inexorable advance of the Allied forces through Germany, many of the fighter units moved into Alpine regions in their effort to stay operational. Among the most feared of the Luftwaffe's remaining combat units were those equipped with the remarkable Me262 fighter jet. With their huge speed advantage, the 262s were a difficult target in aerial combat even for the fastest Allied fighters, but the German jets were especially vulnerable to attack during take-off and landing. The American long range fighter pilots were quick to spot this weakness, and scored many successes by catching the jet pilots as they returned low on fuel and ammunition.  Commanding JV-44, General Adolf Galland countered the threat by employing the Fw190 "Dora" 9s to fly top cover, their task being to sweep the sky as the jets returned from combat. Nicholas Trudgian's new painting Mountain Wolf depicts the colourful Fw190 of Hptm Waldermar Wubke of JV-44 as he prepares to scramble "Red Three" at Ainring airfield in May 1945. The brightly coloured paint schemes brought about the staffel's radio call sign Papagei, the German for Parrot!  Set in a spectacular mountain scene, Nicholas Trudgian's latest print records the last days of air combat as WWII drew to a close. Authenticated with the signatures of two Fw190 pilots, both Knight's Cross holders, Mountain Wolf makes a valuable pint which will enhance the serious collector's portfolio.
 Into The Cloak of Darkness by Nicholas Trudgian   The eerie world of the night-fighter was a far cry from the swashbuckling cut and thrust of the day-time aerial dogfights. It took inordinate flying skills, teamwork, patience, and nerves of steel to achieve success in the dark when all that could be seen of the enemy was the tell-tale glow of an engine exhaust.

From the spring of 1940 Germany had developed their night-fighting aircraft and honed their skills to combat the nightly bombing raids of the RAF. By 1944 the Luftwaffe had sophisticated electronic range-finding and navigation equipment fitted to their night-fighters, and their skilled crews had become adept at intercepting the British heavy bombers under cover of darkness.

As the war progressed and proficiency increased, the greatest fear of the RAF bomber crews as they approached their targets was the ever-present danger of the marauding Luftwaffe night-fighters. Each night a deadly game of hide-and-seek was played out in the skies above the Reich.

Messerschmitt 110s, JU-88s, and the specifically developed Heinkel 219 would rise up into the darkening skies from bases in the Rühr to await the arrival of the RAF heavies. Loitering singly and in pairs, they would infiltrate the bomber streams, each crew using their own individual method of hunting and attack. They seldom came home empty handed.

Based in the Rühr Valley in 1944, NJG-1 was among the most successful night-fighter units, being credited with 2173 night victories and another 145 scored in daylight. Nicolas Trudgian's emotive new painting recreates a scene from one of this successful unit's missions on the night of November 2, 1944:

Ten aircraft took off to intercept a major raid on Dusseldorf, the night witnessing a fierce battle high above the darkened city. NGJ-1 crews assisted with the downing of 19 RAF bombers, one Luftwaffe pilot being credited with no fewer than 6 victories that night. Seen in Nick's painting are a Heinkel 219 and a Messerschmitt 110 climbing out from their base at Münster Handorf, as they set out on their deadly mission. Below them the spectacular Rühr Valley is vibrant in its mantle of winter's first snowfall. A moving and evocative rendition, made all the more poignant by the signatures of 3 leading World War II Luftwaffe night-fighter aircrew on each print in the edition. 

Messerschmitt Country by Nicolas Trudgian   Nobody, least of all Allied aircrew, ever doubted the tenacity of the Luftwaffe, more particularly that of the German fighter pilots.  From the early encounters during the Battle of Britain to the great air battles in defence of their homeland late in the war, at all times they were held in high regard, even if resented as a foe.  At no time was their dedication, determination, and courage better demonstrated than during the final stages of World War Two.  By the summer of 1944 the Allies had gained a foothold in Normandy, and total air superiority above Northern France.  German installations and ground positions were being pounded daily from the air, and the Ruhr, the heartland of industrial Germany, was under constant siege.  Even the factories in southern Germany were not safe from the attentions of the USAAF bombers by day, and the RAF by night.  But in spite of the pressures of mounting losses and diminished supplies, the Luftwaffe fought doggedly on in best traditions of the fighter pilot.  The morning of 19 July 1944 saw the USAAF's 8th and 15th Air Forces mount an attack of awesome proportion against the aircraft factories in the region of Munich.  To combat a seemingly overwhelming force of 1400 bombers and almost as many fighter escorts, the Luftwaffe were able to put up just three Gruppen from JG300 and one from JG302, flying a mix of Me109G's and Fw190's - barely 50 serviceable fighters between them.  They were joined by a dozen Me109's of II./JG27, these fighters desperately trying to defend the very factories in which they were made.

Although the true qualities of a fighter pilot cannot be measured simply by tallying his number of air victories - some of the greatest fighter leaders do not feature in the top score sheets - there can be no question that any fighter pilot whose victory tally is counted in 100's has got to be exceptional.  That two of them achieved more than 300 air-to-air victories is pure phenomena.  In paying tribute to Erich Hartmann and Gerhard Barkhorn, the only two fighter pilots ever to top the 300 victory mark, Nicolas Trudgian has painted a gripping combat scene being played out in the typically harsh environment where these two remarkable fighter aces achieved immortality.  Both "300 Club" members flew the majority of their combat missions with JG-52, the most successful fighter wing of WWII, where, on the Eastern Front they encountered and conquered every type of fighter including British built Spitfires and Hurricanes, the American Aircobra, and all the best Russian built fighters, including the Yak-9.
 

 

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Pilot Signed Original Drawing - 501 Sqn Scramble. Price : £380

Pilot Signed Original Drawing - 41 Sqn Scramble. Price : £380

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Featured Artist - Ivan Berryman



Ivan Berryman - Battle of Britain Art

Artist Ivan Berryman has been producing many pencil drawings depicting scenes from the Battle of Britain. Each of these is signed by one of the pilots who was actually present at the battle, and is often inspired by the events they took part in themselves. Special signed print editions have also been created from existing full colour print editions, with some featuring multiple pilot signatures. You can find all of Ivan's Battle of Britain artwork on his website - www.ivanberryman.com, or see a full list of pencil drawings - updated regularly, in our dedicated section of pencil drawings.

When you go to a product page for an item in our shop, click on the names of the pilots where they are linked in the text for an item to see a profile page for that pilot. Often we include photos of signing sessions along with details of their flying career, and a full list of all items signed by the pilot.

Pilot Signed Battle of Britain Prints and Original Pencil Drawings

Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain

We are busy building up a portfolio of many many original pencil drawings which depict events from the Battle of Britain, the famous air battle won by 'the Few' in the summer of 1940. The British and Commonwealth pilots defended the air above Britain and the surrounding seaways from the might of the German Luftwaffe. Greatly outnumbered, the bravery of these young pilots saved the country from invasion, and let Britain survive to go on to defeat Germany. Without that first crucial victory, the outcome of the war could have been so very different. We have been busy arranging signing sessions with the few pilots who fought in that great battle who remain with us to this day. Our newly commissioned pencil drawings are often based on the descriptions of the battle by these great men, and are authenticated by their signatures. We have also had several editions of existing prints signed in full, or have signatures added to parts of existing editions. We have also incoporated signatures of some of the German pilots who also took part in the battle, some of whom went on to become top scoring aces of the war. See our Original Pencil Drawings Section - particularly the section of artists David Pentland and Ivan Berryman. Also, see our New Signature Editions section to see all of our newly signed editions.

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