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Premonition by Walter Nessler, oil on wood

Fine Art, In Storage, FA05591

Walter Nessler painted ‘Premonition’, his most notable work, after fleeing Nazi Germany. He became preoccupied by the Nazi-Fascist bombing of the Basque Country during the Spanish Civil War, memorialised in Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ (1937).

Premonition by Walter Nessler, oil on wood, The artist's estate / RAF Museum

St Paul's Cathedral by Eve Kirk, oil on canvas

Fine Art, In Storage, FA01535

This is one of several paintings Eve Kirk made of London’s wartime ruins and of St Paul’s Cathedral when, during the Blitz, she worked as an Air Raid Precautions warden while continuing to practise as a painter. She probably made this painting in 1941 in the aftermath of the 'Second Great Fire of London', when from 29-30 December 1940 the Cathedral and its environs were struck by 28 incendiary bombs.

Eve Kirk oil painting of blitzed ruins around St Paul's Cathedral, Every effort has been made to identify the owner of copyright in this work. If you are the current owner or their agent, please contact us at askcollections@rafmuseum.org © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

St Paul's by Olga Lehmann, ink on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, X006-0175

This ink drawing is one of several by Olga Lehmann in the collection that document scenes of shelter and air raid damage during the London Blitz (1940–1941).

Olga Lehmann ink drawing of St Paul's Cathedral from the West Towers with surrounding Blitz ruins, The artist's estate / RAF Museum / RAF Museum

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