Will Longstaff, Menin Gate at Midnight

Will Longstaff

Australian · 1879–1953 · Painter

William Frederick Longstaff was an Australian painter and war artist best known for his works commemorating those who died in the First World War. (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. Will Longstaff, Extensive Landscape View of the Chalk Pits, Amberley, early/mid-20th century oil on canvasExtensive Landscape View of the Chalk Pits, AmberleyToovey's · £2,100≈ $2,399≈ €2,427Sign up to see
  2. Will Longstaff, View of Amberley from Bury Hill, oil on canvasView of Amberley from Bury HillToovey's · £1,300≈ $1,928≈ €1,771Sign up to see
  3. Will Longstaff, Arundel from the River Arun, oil on canvasArundel from the River ArunToovey's · £750≈ $1,016≈ €894Sign up to see

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Works in museum collections

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Will Longstaff, Menin Gate at Midnight
Menin Gate at Midnight1927
Australian War Memorial ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Australian War Memorial
Will Longstaff, The Ghosts of Vimy Ridge
The Ghosts of Vimy Ridge1929
House of Commons Heritage Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — House of Commons Heritage Collection

Related artists — Australian, born 1854–1904