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The Air Combat Paintings of Robert Taylor

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This is to clarify the actual status of Taylor's Vol. 1-4 volumes of terrific aviation art.

All volumes are still available through several aviation art dealers. ( NW Aviation Art/Leisure Galleries) I do not know why Amazon lists many of these as out of print. They are NOT!

The new Volume 4 is out as of Sept. 2000.

Wish Amazon stocked them all.

This is the third installment of the series of aviation art done by Robert Taylor. Painters like Taylor, Truidgen and others continue to set the standard in historically correct military aviation art.

His attention to detail is superb and the paintings are centered around a certain pilot or group of pilots during W.W.II. Many of his paintings are signed by the pilot or pilots portraided in the paintings. Most are paintings of aircraft that are close to the ground, like returning flights of planes getting ready to land or takeoff in a historical setting.

The book gives blown up details of parts of the paintings and examines historical details not readily noticeable in the overall paintings. Taylor spends time telling the story, how he painted the scenes, and the research required for each painting.

The price is a little steep, but well worth the purchase if you are a aviation collector, especially if you don't have the money to collect the real thing.

I have always been interested in military aircraft since I can remember. I build a great deal of scale models and this book has proved to be a valuable source for both colours and detail.

Those of you who know Robert Taylor's art work will know what to expect from this book. Those of you don't, then you will be treated to some superb sketches and paintings which mainly focus on World War 2 aviation scences. Taylor has an excellent eye for detail and realism and researchs his subject(s) to ensure that his paintings are more than just realistic, they are factual. In this book he talks about how some of his paintings were done, along with comments from some of his subjects such as Adolf Galland, Townsend, Johnnie Johnson etc. The book includes 24 of his paintings, including some of my favourites "Dambusters","JG-52", "Victory over Dunkirk" all of which are on good quality paper. This is a quality book which displays the master's work and the master at work and highly recommended, although some may find the price a little prohibitive.

this book brings back happy memories for me. I bought it back in 1996 in london during my honeymoon. Because i have always been an aeroplane enthousiast and an admirer of robert taylor and other combat painting artists, i was as excited about this book as i was of my new wife. My excitement about this book remains after all these years. I wish i could say the same about .... So i recommend this book to all admires of true art. It is a real masterpiece.

This is the third installment in a series covering the work of aviation art's most successful practitioner. Taken as a whole, the series demonstrates clearly the artist's technical development and contextual maturation. The focus of the series is to provide the reader insight into the creative process; from basic historical research to the technical aspects of painting and drawing. As a result, the book works on many levels: as a textbook, a reference guide, a coffee table book and a sales vehicle. In the end, even if your interest is not in the subject matter, the publication's excellent production values, insight into the creative process, the liberal use of original interim sketches, and the artist's own in-depth descriptions of his technique make this a thoughtful and desirable book.

If you don't have the money to buy an original painting of Robert Taylor, but you want to see his works, this book is absolutly fantastic.
You can look to the prints for hours, using your fantasy how it was/is to be a combat pilot.
But, do not not expect it to be a book with a lot of prints.
This is just a selection of one of the most beautiful prints.
This is really a book you can look in from time to time and turn yourself into another fasinating world.