Lot 168: Oliver Brabbins (b. 1912) Submarine Torpedo Bay

Oliver Brabbins (b. 1912) Submarine Torpedo Bay Oil on canvas Signed and dated 45 lower right 82cm x 101cm Oliver Brabbins was born in Liverpool in 1912. He trained at the Liverpool School of Art. In 1939, on the outbreak of war, Brabbins joined the St Pancras ARP as a Stretcher Bearer and served throughout the Blitz and subsequent air raids on London. In January 1942 he joined the Royal Navy and for the majority of his service worked as an artist in the Royal Naval Film Unit, producing paintings and drawings for educational films.

Stretcher marks, may benefit from a clean