Official Marketing Text:
- Limited to just 200 prints
- Measures 1.0 metre (39 inches) wide by 0.7 metres (27 inches) tall
- Based on imagery taken of Amalgam’s 1:16 scale Spitfire Mk 1A
- Fine art screen prints created in London and personally directed by Alan Thornton
- Utilises water-based inks, printed onto 400 gsm Naturalis paper, made in England
- Created by artist and photographer Alan Thornton
This print will be delivered from the UK. Local duties and taxes may be applicable on import to regions outside the UK. By purchasing this title, you agree and consent to your information being shared with Alan Thornton for use in the fulfilment of your order.
This fine art screen print is of the Spitfire Mk 1A, using a photograph of the model built by the artisans at Amalgam Collection. The Spitfire is Britain’s most famous and romanticised World War II fighter, remembered and revered for its pivotal role in keeping the Luftwaffe at bay, during the Battle of Britain in the late summer of 1940. The brainchild of Reginald Mitchell of Supermarine Ltd., the Spitfire was developed in response to a 1934 Air Ministry specification and was a direct descendant of a series of Supermarine racing floatplanes the S5 S6 and S6B, that were victorious in the Schneider Trophy in 1927, 1929 and 1931. Like the seaplanes it evolved from the Spitfire featured a stressed-skin aluminium structure built around a 1,000hp, 12-cylinder, liquid-cooled Rolls-Royce PV-12 engine (later known as the Merlin). The design featured a graceful elliptical wing with a thin aerofoil that, in combination with the Merlin’s efficient two-stage supercharger, gave it exceptional performance at high altitudes. More Hurricanes than Spitfires served in the Battle of Britain, and they were credited with more “kills,” but the Spitfire captured the imagination like nothing else, achieving a visceral blend of visual and audial perfection.
Amalgam Collection and Alan Thornton
Amalgam is delighted to partner with artist Alan Thornton to introduce a collection of silkscreen prints. Precise and technical in nature, these prints isolate the subject, laying the image onto Alan’s signature metallic background, that focuses the viewer’s eye on the sculptural, organic qualities of iconic cars and planes. Alan’s obsession with form, function and beauty, combined with his enduring passion for all things automotive and mechanical, align perfectly with Amalgam’s mission.
Prints of the Spitfire are limited to just 200 pieces. No frame is included. By purchasing this print, you agree and consent to your information being shared with Alan Thornton for use in the fulfilment of your order.
