Chris Beetles Gallery

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Dieppe

Thomas Hennell (1903-1945)

Price

£450

Signed

Inscribed with title and dated 'Oct '44' on reverse

Medium

Ink

Dimensions

7 ¾ x 9 ¾ 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

From September 1944, ‘Hennell was now attached to the First Canadian Army, which was tasked with clearing the German-occupied Channel coast following the Allied victory in Normandy. Hennell accompanied the Canadians on their north-easterly advance from Falaise, as they captured the ports of Dieppe, Le Havre, Boulogne and Calais throughout September 1944.’
Jessica Kilburn, Thomas Hennell. The Land and the Mind, London: Pimpernel Press, 2021, page 291

Mounted