•ALFRED REGINALD THOMSON (1894-1979) A half length portrait of a gentleman

•ALFRED REGINALD THOMSON (1894-1979) A half length portrait of a gentleman, presumably a Military officer, seated before a large wall map of the English Channel, signed and dated 1930 lower right, oil on canvas, 81cm x 67cm Alfred Reginald Thomson was born in Bangalore, India, where his father was a civil servant. Born deaf, Thomson was later referred to by the press as the 'deaf and dumb artist'. During World War II Thomson became a full time salaried artist for the Air Ministry. Elected to the Royal Academy in 1945, Thomson was the last ever winner of an Olympic gold medal for painting in the 1948 London Olympics