The Dardanelles Colour Sketches From Gallipoli

By Norman L. Wilkinson and Norman Wilkinson

Book Overview

A vivid gateway to the Gallipoli of yesterday, and the human pulse behind every battlefield scene. The Dardanelles Colour Sketches From Gallipoli presents Norman Wilkinson's wartime visions as a colour sketch collection that blends art with war history. This volume communicates the texture of the front line and the bustle of naval landings imagery through a singular painterly lens, turning the Dardanelles campaign into a tangible, emotionally resonant panorama. It is not merely a memoir or a diary; it is an art book of war, where colour clarifies conflict, and every sketch becomes a doorway into a moment of courage, fatigue and resolve. Historically significant and stylistically precise, Wilkinson's wartime illustrator collection captures the gallipoli peninsula setting with immediacy and care. For war history enthusiasts and art and illustration collectors alike, the work offers a rare intersection of documentary detail and expressive composition-an enduring record of the World War One era that transcends dates to speak about perception, memory and the cost of conflict. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this volume is restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint, it stands as a collector's item and a cultural treasure, inviting readers to walk the line between history and art, and to revisit a pivotal, often overlooked theatre of war with renewed clarity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354549993
• ISBN13: 9789354549991
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"