Original Signed Limited Edition Print: Framed “Real Trouble” Artist Proof by Keith Ferris Signed by Author with Certificate of Authenticity - 35 x 38” - Artist’s Proof 27/75
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Original Item. Only One Available. This is a signed “Artist’s Proof” print of “Real Trouble” by Keith Ferris, signed at the bottom right by the artist. The frame includes three photos & biographies of three German pilots, Lt. Klaus Bretschneider, Unteroffizier Mattaus Erhard, and Unteroffizier Ernst Schroeder. The print was put together by the Greenwich Workshop. There were 1000 signed prints issued, and 75 Artist’s Proofs issued, with this being Artist’s Proof 27/75.
“Fw190A-8/R8 "Sturmbock" bomber killers skirt guns of one bomb group as they stalk the lead group.”
There is also a great caption on the print itself:
Real Trouble
by Keith Ferris
"Sturmgruppen" bomber-destroying heavy fighters and escorting "Begleitgruppen"
light escort fighters of the 1944 German "Luftwaffe" skirt the defensive fire of an
American bomb group as they maneuver for attack on the lead group.
During World War II, the youth of both sides met in the air over Germany, each experiencing the devastating effectiveness of their opponent's weapons. Lt. Klaus Bretschneider, Staffelkapitan of the 5th Staffel of II Group of Jasgdeschwader 300, a specialized bomber destroying unit, leads his staffel past the American B-17s of the 384th Bomb Group based at Grafton Underwood, England. Flying his Focke Wulf Fw190A-8/R8, Red 1, "Rauhbutz VII" (Street Fighter), Bretschneider, with his 17 year old wingman Unteroffizier Mattaus Erhard to his right, positions his staffel to attack another targeted American unit up ahead. While the Americans faced the German 20mm and 30mm cannon of II./jg 300, these airmen faced the combined fire of 13 50 caliber machine guns amd 9,000 rounds of ammunition in each B-17 in the large American formations. Each side recognized the other as "Real Trouble"!
Research for Keith's National Air & Space Museum B-17 mural "Fortresses under Fire" led to a continued interest in the defending German fighter units and their pilots. This painting joins other Ferris paintings of this subject.
Also included is the Certificate of Authenticity from The Greenwich Workshop. The framing is very well done and will make a fantastic display piece. Comes ready for further research and display.
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