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First World War Paintings by Graham Turner

First World War Original Paintings by Graham Turner

While Graham Turner is careful to ensure that Studio 88's prints are of a very high quality, nothing can compare with owning an original, whether it's a large scale oil on canvas, a smaller gouache painting, or a pencil drawing.

These are one-offs, painstakingly researched and created over many days, weeks or months.

Click on the image or heading for full details of all Graham Turner's currently available paintings of First World War subjects.

Military Art Prints by Graham Turner - WW1

First World War Prints by Graham Turner

Very high quality, individually printed to order giclée prints are available from a selection of Graham Turner's First World War paintings. Each print is carefully produced by the artist himself, ensuring excellent quality and a picture that is as close to the original as possible.

Prints are available in a choice of sizes on paper, and some on canvas, and each print is personally signed by the artist.

Click on the image or heading for full details of our range of prints reproduced from Graham Turner's First World War paintings.

Graham Turner has been painting professionally for over thirty years, building a worldwide reputation for his historical paintings which bring to life the people and events of our past. His interest in the First World War was sparked while working on a commission for the Royal Mail:

" When I was researching the First World War figure for the set of army uniforms stamps I painted for the Royal Mail a few years ago, I came across a photo of a column of British cavalry crossing a trench, and one of the horses so reminded me of my own horse Magic that I vowed that I would one day paint something to try to capture the relationship between man and horse in such extreme circumstances...."

That painting was "Steady Boy" which was exhibited at the 2011 Guild of Aviation Artists annual exhibition in London, where it sold straight away and won the Roy Nockolds Trophy, voted for by the public. He has exhibited with the Guild every year since, winning more awards for his First World War aviation paintings, and he has now been elected a full member.

His work is inspired by the accounts left to us by ordinary people who found themselves caught up in this most horrific conflict, and he hopes the viewer can relate to their experiences through his paintings, whether it be the brave, pioneering airmen taking to the skies in their frail craft, the infantry trying to survive in the mud and horrors of the trenches, or the cavalry with horses to take care of in such a hostile environment.

The Charge at High Wood Centenary Commemorative Ride

In July 2016 Graham Turner visited the Somme to take part in a ride commemorating the centenary of the Charge at High Wood. Click on the image or title to discover more about the only cavalry action of the Battle of the Somme and read Graham's account of his experiences retracing the cavalry's steps a century later.

The Charge at High Wood Commission

Discover the story behind Graham Turner's major commission to paint 'The Charge at High Wood', and learn how the painting was created with stage-by-stage photos following progress as it evolved from a blank canvas.