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Painting, Graphic Arts, Open

Date	29 July – 14 August 1948
Status	Olympic
Location	Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Participants	41 from 11 countries
Judge	Bill Adam	GBR
Judge	Eric de Normann	GBR
Judge	Alfred Longden	GBR
Judge	James Laver	GBR
Judge	Malcolm Osborne	GBR
Judge	Viktor Stretti	TCH
Judge	Sakari Saarikivi	FIN

After no medals were awarded in 1936, the graphic arts event was held for the fourth and last time. Winner was Albert Decaris, a well-known graphic artist in France, where he designed stamps and illustrated art books among others. His wood engraving on copper “Swimming Pool” was given first prize. The artist ranking second, John Copley is the oldest ever Olympic medallist at 73, outranking Oscar Swahn by a year. He competed along with his wife Ethel Gabain, with whom he had a son Peter, who became a stage and television actor. Third prize winner Walter Battiss is considered to be one of the most important abstract artists from South Africa. He is best known for his imaginary and utopian “island” Fook Island, for which he even carried a driver’s license and passport.

Pos	Catalogue Number	Competitor	NOC	Translated Title	Original Title	Title in Olympic Report or Catalogue
1	144	Albert Decaris	FRA	Swimming Pool	La Piscine	Swimming Pool (Wood Engraving on Copper)	Gold
2	260	John Copley	GBR	Polo	Polo	Polo (Etching)	Silver
3	241	Walter Battiss	RSA	Seaside sport	Seaside sport	Seaside sport (Woodcut)	Bronze
HM	219	Adam Marczyński	POL	Set of 8 Ink sketches of athletes	–	Set of 8 Ink sketches of athletes
HM	261	Gino De Finetti	ITA	Fencing "Epée"	Spada	Fencing "Spada“ (Sepia drawing)
HM	270	Chen Hsiao-Nan	CHN	Riding	Sàiběi jiàn'ér sàimǎ tú (塞北健儿赛马图)	Riding (Water colour)
HM	271	John Skeaping	GBR	Saddling-up	Saddling-up	Saddling-up (Coloured crayon)
HM	277	Laura Knight	GBR	Boxing III	Boxing	Boxing (Crayon)
AC	209	Luigi Bartolini	ITA	The Cyclist	–	The Cyclist (Etching)
AC	214	Frederick Austin	GBR	Rugby	–	Rugby (Etching)
AC	215	Delmar Banner	GBR	The Wrestlers	–	The Wrestlers (Woodcut)
AC	216	Giovanni Stradone	ITA	Cyclist	–	Cyclist (Pen and wash)
AC	217	Mimma Riccobaldi del Bava	ITA	Cyclist	–	Cyclist (Ink study)
AC	218	Mimma Riccobaldi del Bava	ITA	Hockey	–	Hockey (Ink study)
AC	220	Mimma Riccobaldi del Bava	ITA	Football	–	Football (Ink)
AC	221	Mimma Riccobaldi del Bava	ITA	Girl Athlete	–	Girl Athlete (Ink)
AC	222	Corrado Mancioli	ITA	Sails	Vela	Sails (Charcoal and colour)
AC	223	Jan Goedhart	NED	Cowes Week	–	Cowes Week (Charcoal)
AC	224	Flora Vere O'Brien	IRL	The Hurlers	The Hurlers	The Hurlers (Lino cut)
AC	226	Karl Borschke	AUT	Long Distance Runner	Langstreckenläufer	Long Distance Runner (Charcoal)
AC	228	Hans Erni	SUI	Pindar's "Olympiques" with 10 etchings	Pindars "Olympiques" mit 10 Radierungen	Pindare Olympiques With 10 etchings
AC	231	Giovanni Stradone	ITA	Cyclist	–	Cyclist (Line drawing)
AC	234	John Buckland-Wright	GBR	Combat	Combat	Combat (Etching)
AC	236	Livinus van de Bundt	NED	Wrestling Match	–	Wrestling Match (Lithograph)
AC	238A	Alex Walter Diggelmann	SUI	Aviation Picture Book and Studies for same	Die Eroberung des Luftmeeres (Sammelbilder-Album)	Aviation Picture Book and Studies for same
AC	239A	Gwen Raverat	GBR	Bowls	Bowl Players / Joueurs de Boules	Bowls (Woodcut)
AC	240	Luc Albert Moreau	FRA	Boxer covering his Face	Boxeur se couvrant le visage	Boxer covering his Face (Lithograph)
AC	242	Laura Knight	GBR	Boxer	Boxer	Boxer (Crayon)
AC	246	Laura Knight	GBR	Boxing I	Boxing	Boxing (Crayon)
AC	247	Lilla Hellesen	NOR	Dancing on Ice (Lithograph)	Dans på isen	Dancing on Ice (Lithograph)
AC	248	Mimma Riccobaldi del Bava	ITA	Boxing	–	Boxing (Ink study)
AC	249	John Copley	GBR	Polo Players	Polo Players	Polo Players (Colour print)
AC	250	Laura Knight	GBR	Between the Rounds	Between the Rounds	Between the Rounds (Crayon)
AC	251	Anthony Gross	GBR	Burgundy Canal; Fishing	–	Burgundy Canal; Fishing (Etching)
AC	255	John Platt	GBR	Festival on the River	Festival on the River	Festival on the River
AC	256	André Dunoyer de Segonzac	FRA	Start of the 100 metres	Le départ des 100 mètres	Start of the 100 metres (Etching)
AC	259	Sun Zongwei	CHN	Tibetan Dancing	Zàngzú wǔdǎo (藏族舞蹈)	Tibetan Dancing (Water colour)
AC	262	John Skeaping	GBR	The Loose Horse	The Loose Horse	The Loose Horse (Colour chalk)
AC	263	Anna Zinkeisen	GBR	Ringside Sketches I	Ringside Sketches	Ringside Sketches (Charcoal)
AC	264	Chang Chien-Ying	CHN	Swaying	–	Swaying (Water colour)
AC	264B	Winifred Austen	GBR	Lapwings	–	Lapwings
AC	264C	Winifred Austen	GBR	Snipe	–	Snipe
AC	265	Laura Knight	GBR	Boxing II	Boxing	Boxing (Crayon)
AC	266	Gino De Finetti	ITA	Fencing	Scherma	Fencing "Scherma" (Charcoal and wash)
AC	267	John Skeaping	GBR	Under Starters Order	Under Starters Order	Under Starters Order (Pastel)
AC	268	John Skeaping	GBR	Chasing	Chasing	Chasing (Coloured chalk)
AC	272	John Skeaping	GBR	Going to the Point	Going to the Point	Going to the Point (Crayon)
AC	273	Anna Zinkeisen	GBR	Ringside Sketches II	Ringside Sketches	Ringside Sketches (Charcoal)
AC	274	Anna Zinkeisen	GBR	The Black Boxer	The Black Boxer	The Black Boxer (Crayon)
AC	275	Anna Zinkeisen	GBR	Ringside Sketches III	Ringside Sketches	Ringside Sketches (Charcoal)
AC	278	Mino Maccari	ITA	Fencing	–	Fencing (Line and colour)
AC	279	Zhang Anzhi	CHN	Teng Kua-Fu	–	Teng Kua-Fu
AC	280	Cheng Wu-Fei	CHN	Ladies' Sword Dancing	–	Ladies' Sword Dancing (Water colour)
AC	281	James Bostock	GBR	Sport on the Common	–	Sport on the Common (Wood engraving)
AC	282	Russell Reeve	GBR	Carnival at the Queens	–	Carnival at the Queens (Crayon)
AC	283	Clifford Hall	GBR	Good Advice in the Corner	–	Good Advice in the Corner (Pencil)
AC	284A	Winifred Austen	GBR	Mallards in the Creek	–	Mallards in the Creek (Etching)
AC	285A	Andrzej Jurkiewicz	POL	Jump	–	Jump (Etching)
AC	286	Karl Borschke	AUT	Putting the Shot	Kugelstoßen	Putting the Shot (Charcoal drawing)
AC	287	Lotti Lobsiger-Schibli	SUI	Race	–	Race (Drawing and charcoal)
AC	289	Karl Borschke	AUT	Sprinter	Sprinter	Sprinter (Charcoal)
AC	290	Luigi Bartolini	ITA	The Fisherman	Pescatore d'acqua dolce	The Fisherman (Etching)
AC	291	William Washington	GBR	The Cricket Bat Maker	The Cricket Bat Maker	The Cricket Bat Maker (Engraving)
AC	292	Robert Lips	SUI	Combat	–	Combat (Charcoal)
AC	293	Robert Lips	SUI	The Obstacle	–	L'Obstacle (Charcoal)
AC	294	Robert Lips	SUI	Runners	Läufer	Runners (Charcoal)
HC	252	John Platt	GBR	The Giant Stride	The Giant Stride	The Giant Stride
HC	253	John Platt	GBR	Rugger	Rugger	Rugger