Moonlight Blackout, by Clifford Hall

Moonlight Blackout,1939, by Clifford Hall

Lights Out in London. Painted in September 1939 this painting shows an eerie scene looking across the Thames towards Battersea from the Chelsea embankment. It was to be a full year before the German bombs started falling on London but the London blackout was imposed from September 1st 1939, two days before the official declaration of war.

Oil on board. 39″ x 24″. Private Collection.

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