Calais, Ruins of Harbour Church

Thomas Hennell (1903-1945)

Price

£550

Signed

Inscribed with title on reverse

Medium

Ink and pencil

Dimensions

8 ½ x 8 ½ inches

Provenance

Michael MacLeod (Hennell biographer) via the Estate of Thomas Hennell

Exhibited

'Thomas Hennell: A Love of the Land', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, March-April 2026

'After the fall of Boulogne, the Canadian Army began their attack on Calais on 25 September, following a heavy aerial and artillery bombardment by British forces. The Canadian 3rd Infantry Division had liberated the city by 1 October, at which point 75 per cent of it was in ruins. Hennell made many watercolours there ...'
Jessica Kilburn, Thomas Hennell. The Land and the Mind, London: Pimpernel Press, 2021, page 292

Mounted