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Rudolf Sauter:
'Not to be Removed', circa 1940
Framed (ref: 9869)
Watercolour

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Provenance: Private collection

This watercolour shows defences along the south coast during the Second World War - where invasion from the sea was a constant fear. These defences include barbed wire entanglements and dragon’s teeth, used to impede the movement of tanks. The white trail left behind by an aerial dog-fight hangs in the sky. 

During the War, Rudolf Sauter was an Army Welfare Officer under the South Eastern Command. Although he was never an Official War Artist, he did witness a number of significant events - such as spud piers being prepared for the Normandy landings – which informed his work. This watercolour shares some resemblance with Eric Ravilious’ Coastal Defences at Newhaven, 1941, in the collection of the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.