4 INCH NAVAL GUNS

Colville, Captain Alex

1944/07/29

watercolour; not applicable

Canadian War Museum

A watercolor painting shows the front gun turrets of a naval ship against a bright blue sky. The ship's superstructure and mast are visible in the background. A watercolor painting shows the front gun turrets of a naval ship against a bright blue sky. The ship's superstructure and mast are visible in the background. Internationally recognized as one of Canada's leading artists, Alex Colville spent most of his youth in Amherst, Nova Scotia, and later attended nearby Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick. After graduation he joined the Canadian Army and was appointed a war artist. Upon arriving in London, Colville was stationed with a supply unit in Yorkshire. He subsequently travelled to the Mediterranean, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. In 1946 he returned to Mount A