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Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell signed watercolor “HMS Maidstone” ~ Naval ~ WWII
Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell signed watercolor “HMS Maidstone” ~ Naval ~ WWII
Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell signed watercolor “HMS Maidstone” ~ Naval ~ WWII
Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell signed watercolor “HMS Maidstone” ~ Naval ~ WWII
Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell signed watercolor “HMS Maidstone” ~ Naval ~ WWII
Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell signed watercolor “HMS Maidstone” ~ Naval ~ WWII
Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell signed watercolor “HMS Maidstone” ~ Naval ~ WWII
Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell signed watercolor “HMS Maidstone” ~ Naval ~ WWII

Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell signed watercolor “HMS Maidstone” ~ Naval ~ WWII

$ 792.0

  • Artist: Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell
  • Date of Creation: 1900-1949
  • Features: Framed, Matted, Signed
  • Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
  • Material: Watercolor
  • Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
  • Painting Surface: Paper
  • Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
  • Subject: Maritime
  • Year of Production: 1943

Description

Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell (British, 1888-1978) HMS Maidstone watercolor and gouache on paper, signed, titled and dated 1943 image measures approximately: 14" W x 9 3/4" H frame measures approximately: 23 3/4" W x 19 3/4" H About Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell Commander Eric Tufnell was born in 1888, Bangalore, India. Joined H.M.S. Brittania as a cadet in 1903 and went to sea asa midshipman in 1904. Served in submarines 1909-1917 and then in anti-submarine work until 1919. He commanded several small ships in the Eastern Mediterranean and served in the Fleet Air Arm 1926-30. In 1938, he was recalled to the Navy for meteorological work in Colombo and left Ceylon in 1942, soon after the Japanese attack. Took up an apointment to the Naval Information Services, where he served until his retirement in 1946. Although he received no formal art training, his knowledge of the seas and skies proved of great help to him in his painting. His watercolours have often been on show at the Parker Gallery in London. He lived in Farnham, Surrey, where he died on the 18th July 1979 aged 91. He was a very prolific artist. (This biography courtesy of The Dictionary of British Artists by Grant M. Waters). About HMS Maidstone HMS Maidstone was a submarine depot ship of the Royal Navy. It operated in the Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean during the Second World War. It later was used as a barracks and then as a prison ship in Northern Ireland.