Description: -- SECRET OPERATION -- by Robert Taylor -- 1946 - 2024( Robert Passed away in 2024 ) --- MINT CONDITION PRINT ---Manned entirely by volunteers, British and American submarines saw action in every maritime theatre during the great conflict of 1939-1945, the crews fighting their solitary, stealthy, secret war with courage and nerves of steel.Robert Taylor's evocative painting Secret Operation captures the menacing beauty of a submarine on the surface: the S-Class type H.M.S. Sceptre slips her moorings in Scapa Flow, Scotland, and glides quietly into the North Sea to begin another top secret underwater operation. On the conning tower the skipper takes a final look across the water to the distant highlands while crews below savour the fresh salt air knowing soon they will submerge into their eerie, silent, artificial world, beneath the waves.Comes With The Certificate of Authenticity --- Personally Hand Signed by Robert Taylor --- INDIVIDUALLY HAND SIGNED BY : Signatures May Vary by Edition Vice-Admiral Sir MICHAEL LUMBYVice-Admiral Sir IAN MCGEOCHVice-Admiral Sir IAN MCINTOSHCommander EDWARD YOUNG Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Lumby KCB, OBE, DSO, DSC Mike Lumby completed his submariners training in December 1938. Joining HM Submarine Sturgeon, he was aboard that boat at the outbreak of war, serving in Norwegian waters. On 22 April 1942 he took command of HM Submarine SARACEN, where he won the DSO for the sinking of U-335. On 5 November 1942 SARACEN took part in Operation Torch - the Allied landings in North Africa, and on 9 November he sighted and sank the Italian submarine GRANITO, being awarded the DSO. In late July 1943 SARACEN was heavily damaged by enemy depth charges and a few days later was subjected to a further depth-charge attack by two Italian corvettes. Lumby and all but four of his crew were forced to abandon the boat, destroy it and surrender themselves. He remained a POW until repatriated in May 1945.Vice-Admiral Sir Ian McGeoch KCB, DSO, DSC Having specialized in submarines in 1937, becoming third hand aboard HM submarine CLYDE, Ian McGeoch rose quickly through the ranks to become a commissioned officer. In 1942 he was appointed to command HM submarine SPLENDID undertaking many highly successful active war patrols. On 21 April 1943 however SPLENDID's luck ran out whilst on patrol in the Bay of Naples. Depth-charged, they were forced to the surface. Wounded by enemy gunfire Lieutenant McGeoch and his surviving crewmembers were taken prisoner of war. During captivity he made many escape attempts, finally he succeeded and with the help of the local Resistance made it back home to England to continue his naval service.Vice-Admiral Sir Ian McIntosh KBE, CB, DSO, DSC Ian McIntosh volunteered for the submarine service in 1940. After completing his training, he joined HM Submarine PORPOISE in 1941, at the time undertaking mine laying operations in home waters. PORPOISE was then dispatched to the Mediterranean Sea to join the First Submarine Flotilla based in Alexandria. In February 1943 Ian McIntosh was appointed to command HM Submarine SCEPTRE operating in Norwegian waters and in the Bay of Biscay.Commander Edward Young DSO, DSC*, RNV (S) R Edward Young joined up as a young Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve in April 1940. Four months later he entered the submarine service and became the first RNVR officer ever to do so. After three years of almost continuous active war patrols off Norway and Russia, in the North Sea, the Bay of Biscay and in the Mediterranean Theater - and after surviving a harrowing escape from a sunken submarine, HM Submarine STORM. This is a beautiful Collectible limited-edition Print Image Size Is About --- 13 1/2" x 10" Print Number Is ------- 76 / 700SHIPPING - Tube - Insured - Via UPS - $55 - Within the Continental USA....lower 48 States OnlyINTERNATIONAL UPS SHIPPING -- VIA --- EBAY's GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM PAYMENT - Paypal - Visa - MasterCard - Discover - Check ~YOUR PHONE NUMBER IS NECESSARY FOR THE SAFE DELIVERY OF UPS ITEMS.~ Framing Fox Fine Art GalleryLocated in New Bern, North CarolinaWe have the largest Inventory of Civil War Prints in the USA All North Carolina residents will be charged 6.75% sales tax included in invoice.I have owned this Art Gallery Now for over 48 Years .... HAPPY BIDDING AND ENJOY YOUR FAVORITE ART <div style="text-align:center"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://mostpopular.sellathon.com/?id=AC640226"><img src="http://www.sellathon.com/Resources/Images/countercredit.gif" border="0"></a></div>
Price: 225 USD
Location: New Bern, North Carolina
End Time: 2024-03-08T20:08:21.000Z
Shipping Cost: 55 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Robert Taylor
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: ROBERT TAYLOR
Edition Size: 700 - signed & numbered Limited Edition Prints
Size: Small
Custom Bundle: No
Framing: Never Framed -- MINT
Personalize: Yes
Listed By: Dealer - Framing Fox art Gallery
Style: Realism
Features: SOLD OUT PRINT EDITION, Hand Signed & Numbered by Taylor, comes with certificate, MINT CONDITION PRINT, Stored Flat & Protected, NEVER FRAMED, 4 Hand Signatures, Submarines, INRTERNATIONAL UPS SHIPPING
Handmade: No
Print Type: Offset Lithograph
Time Period Produced: 1925-1949
Signed: Yes
Title: Secret Operation
Material: Paper
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes
Original/Licensed Reprint: Limited Edition Print
Subject: WW II Aviation Collectible Fine Art Print
Print Surface: Paper
Type: Hand Signed & Numbered Print
Signed?: Personally Hand Signed by Robert Taylor
Edition Type: Limited Edition
COA Issued By: Robert Taylor
Theme: Aviation - WW II Flying Aces
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Production Technique: Offset Lithograph
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Personalization Instructions: Hand Signed By 4 WW II Submariners
