Crimean War The Battle of Alma 1854 (Original)

Artist: Leo Davy
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 13" x 16" (320mm x 410mm)
Date: 1971
Code: DavyLAlma

This is the unique original Gouache painting by Leo Davy.

Victors of the Alma. The allies swarmed up the hillside like a vast red tide. A dynamic combat scene painted by Leo Davy. The Battle of the Alma (20 September 1854), which is usually considered the first battle of the Crimean War (1853-1856), took place just south of the River Alma in the Crimea. An Anglo-French force under General St. Arnaud and Lord Raglan defeated General Menshikov's Russian army, which lost around 6,000 troops.

This is the original artwork for illustration on p5 of Look and Learn issue no 489 (29 May 1971).

• Artist Biography

  Leo Davy (1924 - 1987; UK)
  To the end of his life, Leo Davy shunned art dealers and critics, believing that painting spoke for itself. His late works provide a connection between his landscapes, inspired by the north Cornwall coast which he has made his home, and the tradition of abstraction to which he has been a contributor. An assessment of the significance of his work to British art as a whole has yet to be made but, "Leo Davy is vital to our understanding of the British abstract tradition" -- Barry Barker, Arnolfini Director.