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Pilot Signed, Framed WWII Aces Lithograph by Robert Taylor [169320]

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Pilot Signed, Framed WWII Aces Lithograph by Robert Taylor     [169320]
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This item SOLD at 2023 Dec 08 @ 16:54UTC-8 : PST/AKDT

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1986 Limited Edition print #600/1000. Lithograph J-52 by famous aviation artist, Robert Taylor. Beautifully double matted on teal green suede with two German medals set in matting above and below the lithograph. Lithograph is signed at the bottom in pencil with 7 pilot's signatures, listed below. Lithograph Size: 35 x 25 inches.
Lithograph description by artist, Robert Taylor, published on Aces-high.com website: "A Schwarm of Bf109s from JG-52 are about to peel away and, with the battle-cry ‘Horrido!’ ringing in their ears, dive to attack the flight of enemy aircraft spotted below. JG-52: the name alone brought terror into the hearts of the Red Air Force pilots. By the end of the war the Luftwaffe’s most successful Geschwader had claimed over 10,000 victories, and from within its ranks emerged the top three scoring Aces in the history of air combat; Gerhard Barkhorn, Gunther Rall and, of course, the highest scorer of them all – Erich Hartmann." Each print in this long sold out edition has been personally signed by the following legendary Luftwaffe Fighter Aces:
Oberst ERICH HARTMANN KC WITH OAK LEAVES, SWORDS AND DIAMONDS
Generalmajor DIETRICH HRABAK KC WITH OAK LEAVES
Generalleutnant ADOLF GALLAND KC WITH OAK LEAVES SWORDS AND DIAMONDS
Generalleutnant WALTER KRUPINSKI KC WITH OAK LEAVES
General FRIEDRICH OBLESER KC
Generalleutnant GÜNTHER RALL KC WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS
General JOHANNES 'MACKY' STEINHOFF KC WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS
Artist Robert Taylor, regarded as the premier painter of world-class aviation subject art, has been considered the most widely-collected artist in the history of the genre for 25 years. His work is easily recognized by the technical detail he employs and the historical realism of his carefully researched scenes. Taylor's work has been exhibited internationally since the 1980s, and according to the Aces-High.com website, "His one-man exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC is 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."