The Paras are Landing by Terence Cuneo [Print]

Artist: Terence Cuneo [browse all Terence Cuneo]

Unsigned Ed. has an image size of 20 inches x 14 inches (51cm x 36cm)    

Signed Ed. has an image size of 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) 

and is signed by:

Howlett, Geoffrey [bio and other signed products]

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To achieve the effects Terence Cuneo needed to put this subject over with conviction, he stood on a Surrey heath watching men unload form the sky. That seemingly gentle occupation turned out to be a shade less peaceful than he might have supposed. A container came thumping down missing him by a couple of yards, followed rapidly by a paratrooper, whom he had not spotted, missing him by barely two feet. As the aim was obviously improving, Terence Cuneo decided to move on. Luckily, the grounded figures proved far less menacing to portray. (excerpt from Military paintings by Terence Cuneo)