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William McDowell (1888 - 1950)
Shaw Savill Lines - Dominion Monarch
Original vintage poster 103 x 64 cm McDowell's poster advertises the magnitude and majesty of the Dominion Monarch, which dwarfs other boats and sails boldly forwards. Dominion Monarch was a UK passenger and refrigerated cargo liner. Her name was a reference to the Dominion of New Zealand, and she was built for Shaw, Savill & Albion Line (the shipping line of P Henderson & Company, a British shipping firm). McDowell was a painter, draughtsman and commercial artist, born in the shipbuilding town of Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. After leaving school he was apprenticed in the drawing office of the engineering firm Vickers, and eventually became a member of the Institute of Naval Architects. Shortly after the First World War, McDowell left naval architecture to become a full-time artist, producing murals for the liner Mauretania and other vessels, eventually settling in Wallasey, Cheshire. Many of his own paintings were of historical or maritime subjects, shown at the Walker Art Gallery and elsewhere. In 1919 he had a picture included in the RA Summer Exhibition. During the Second World War he was commissioned in the Royal Naval Scientific Service. Condition: generally very good, occasional repaired short edge tears, a little spotting primarily to blank panel at bottom and slightly creased at edges. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage posters. -
after Maurice Utrillo (1883 - 1955)
France: La Cathédrale de Reims
Original vintage poster 100 x 62 cm Commissioned by the Ministère des Travaux Publics et des Transports and the Commissariat général au Tourisme. Printed in France, by and for the French Government. Printed by Braun & Cie, Mulhouse-Paris. This poster, featuring a Utrillo painting of Reims Cathedral, was printed by the French tourist board to encourage holidays to France. Utrillo's depiction of Reims is highly post-impressionist, with thick layers of impasto and an inventive colour palette. Maurice Utrillo was a French painter who specialised in post-impressionist cityscapes, particularly of Montmartre, where he lived. His mother was Suzanne Valadon, an artist's model who sat for several French painters, including Renoir. Utrillo's father is unknown, though the painter Miquel Utrillo acknowledged him as his own some years after his birth. Valedon became a painter herself after several years of modelling, and was mentored by Degas. She encouraged her son to become a painter, and he received positive critical attention in the 1910s, followed by international popularity in the following decade. He was awarded the Cross of the Légion d'Honneur in 1928 and is today known for his poetic depictions of Paris, especially Montmartre. He is buried there, in the Cimetière Saint-Vincent, having suffered from mental illness and alcoholism for most of his life. Condition: generally very good; a few tiny repaired edge tears. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage travel posters. -
Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890 - 1954)
Uxbridge (1919)
Original vintage poster 76 x 51 cm Designed in 1919 and printed by the Dangerfield Printing Co Ltd on the 12th April 1920. 224/1000. A fantastic 1919 poster illustrating the pleasures of Uxbridge. Another version of this poster, bearing the legend 'Uxbridge by Tram', was released the same year to advertise London United Tramways. A copy of the poster is held by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Edward McKnight Kauffer was an American artist and graphic designer who lived for much of his life in the United Kingdom. He is mainly known for his work in poster design, but was also active as a painter, book illustrator and theatre designer. He studied art at the California School of Design from 1910 to 1912 and then at the Académie Moderne in Paris until 1914 (via a six month stint at the Art Institute of Chicago). He moved to London upon the start of the First World War and produced 140 poster for London Underground and London Transport. He created posters for Shell Oil, the Great Western Railway and other commercial clients, and also illustrated books and book covers. Later he also became interested in textiles, interior design, and theatrical design. He returned to New York City in 1940 and began designing posters for American Airlines (his primary client until his death) in 1947 .In 1952 he designed the book jacket for Ralph Ellison's novel Invisible Man - arguably Kauffer's most famous work. Condition: generally very good; a few short neatly repaired edge tears. Amusing article loosely pasted to reverse. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage London Transport posters. -
Graham Sutherland (1903 - 1980)
Away by Green Line (1936)
Original vintage poster 103 x 63 cm A poster produced for London Transport illustrating the pleasurable destinations to be reached via Green Line Coaches. Sutherland's design depicts a scythe, a sheaf of wheat, and a farmer's sunhat - three promises of country life which the city-dweller might now easily access, thanks to the advent of British coach travel. Graham Sutherland OM was an English artist known for his romantic, abstract landscapes and portraits of public figures, including Churchill and the Queen Mother. Sutherland spent the 1920s mostly making landscape prints, but, following the collapse of the print market in the early 1930s branched out into watercolours. He also undertook a few commercial commissions for posters, working for London Transport, Shell and others. He served as an official war artist in the Second World War, painting industrial scenes on the British home front. After the war he worked in oils and explored figurative painting. Condition: generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other London Transport posters. -
Graham Sutherland (1903 - 1980)
Away by Green Line (1936)
Original vintage poster 103 x 63 cm A copy of this poster is held by the London Transport Museum (1983/4/4500). A poster produced for London Transport illustrating the pleasurable destinations to be reached via Green Line Coaches. Sutherland's design depicts a pitchfork and a maize dolly - two promises of country life which the city-dweller might now easily access, thanks to the advent of British coach travel. Graham Sutherland OM was an English artist known for his romantic, abstract landscapes and portraits of public figures, including Churchill and the Queen Mother. Sutherland spent the 1920s mostly making landscape prints, but, following the collapse of the print market in the early 1930s branched out into watercolours. He also undertook a few commercial commissions for posters, working for London Transport, Shell and others. He served as an official war artist in the Second World War, painting industrial scenes on the British home front. After the war he worked in oils and explored figurative painting. Condition: generally very good, one repaired short tear about 10mm long. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other London Transport posters. -
Harry Arthur Riley (1895 - 1966)
Barmouth, North Wales, for Mountain, Sand & Sea
Original vintage poster 100 x 60 cm Riley's vintage poster extols the virtues of visiting sunny Barmouth - the scene depicts dozens of attractively (if perhaps unrealistically) tanned holidaymakers, a bright blue sea, and a pretty coastal town. The poster was part of a series produced for British Railways, designed to encourage rail travel to beauty spots across Britain. Principally known as a commercial artist, Harry Riley RI’s iconic poster designs of the 1920s - 1960s and his bright, joyful and idyllic depictions of British seaside holiday destinations, such as Morecambe, Plymouth, Weston-Super-Mare and Ilfracombe, were used to advertise the British rail network and have come to define Post-War British leisure and travel. He was also known for this work with airliners such as BOAC and Qantas. Although not an easily identifiable name within the echelons of the mid-20th century commercial art scene, Riley’s works pay testament to a highly skilled and prolific artist whose visual style fittingly captures the idealistic and amber-tinted vision of early 1960s glamour that the era’s commercial and travel sectors strove to embody. Harry Riley studied at St Martin's School of Art and was soon commissioned to produce commercial art and poster designs for companies such as Selfridges and Fortnum & Mason. He became a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour and worked as a cartoonist for the Daily Mail, later becoming President of the London Sketch Club. The bright and bold style of his art for British Railways has become instantly recognisable today and is an illustration of travel, leisure, and idealism in post-war Britain. Condition: colours good. Backed to board. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage travel posters. -
Beverley Pick (1916 - 1995/6)
Mild Weather is Your Chance to Save Fuel (circa 1944)
Original vintage poster 30 x 20 in Poster published for the Ministry of Information. In this series of ten posters, "Mrs Housewife" shows us how to save fuel at home as part of the Home Front war effort. This poster advises that less heating, and thus less fuel, is required during mild weather. Beverley Pick was born in the Netherlands. He spent the Second World War designing posters for the Ministry of Information, many of them in a highly modern photographic style. He was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists, and created varied posters for commercial and industrial organisations, including the British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, after the war. Condition: folds as issued; slight edge wear. Otherwise generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage Home Front posters. -
Beverley Pick (1916 - 1995/6)
Save Fuel in the Living Room (circa 1944)
Original vintage poster 30 x 20 in Poster published for the Ministry of Information. In this series of ten posters, "Mrs Housewife" shows us how to save fuel at home as part of the Home Front war effort. The character's hair and dress are fantastically 1940s. Beverley Pick was born in the Netherlands. He spent the Second World War designing posters for the Ministry of Information, many of them in a highly modern photographic style. He was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists, and created varied posters for commercial and industrial organisations, including the British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, after the war. Condition: folds as issued; slight edge wear. Otherwise generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage Home Front posters. -
Beverley Pick (1916 - 1995/6)
Save Fuel at the Sink (circa 1944)
Original vintage poster 30 x 20 in Poster published for the Ministry of Information. In this series of ten posters, "Mrs Housewife" shows us how to save fuel at home as part of the Home Front war effort. The character's hair and dress, and the style of her kitchen, are fantastically 1940s. Beverley Pick was born in the Netherlands. He spent the Second World War designing posters for the Ministry of Information, many of them in a highly modern photographic style. He was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists, and created varied posters for commercial and industrial organisations, including the British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, after the war. Condition: folds as issued; slight edge wear. Otherwise generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage Home Front posters. -
Beverley Pick (1916 - 1995/6)
Save Fuel at Breakfast Time (circa 1944)
Original vintage poster 30 x 20 in Poster published for the Ministry of Information. In this series of ten posters, "Mrs Housewife" shows us how to save fuel at home as part of the Home Front war effort. The character's kitchen, kettle, and cooking accoutrements are fantastically 1940s. Beverley Pick was born in the Netherlands. He spent the Second World War designing posters for the Ministry of Information, many of them in a highly modern photographic style. He was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists, and created varied posters for commercial and industrial organisations, including the British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, after the war. Condition: folds as issued; slight edge wear. Otherwise generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage Home Front posters. -
Beverley Pick (1916 - 1995/6)
Save Fuel at Tea Time (circa 1944)
Original vintage poster 30 x 20 in Poster published for the Ministry of Information. In this series of ten posters, "Mrs Housewife" shows us how to save fuel at home as part of the Home Front war effort. The character's hair and dress are fantastically 1940s. Beverley Pick was born in the Netherlands. He spent the Second World War designing posters for the Ministry of Information, many of them in a highly modern photographic style. He was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists, and created varied posters for commercial and industrial organisations, including the British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, after the war. Condition: folds as issued; slight edge wear. Otherwise generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage Home Front posters. -
Beverley Pick (1916 - 1995/6)
What Mrs Housewife Can Learn To Do (circa 1944)
Original vintage poster 30 x 20 in Poster published for the Ministry of Information. This series of ten posters illustrates how housewives ought to save fuel at home as part of the Home Front war effort. Here, we are presented with a list of six tasks, including insulating water tanks and reading electricity meters, which a housewife should learn to do. Beverley Pick was born in the Netherlands. He spent the Second World War designing posters for the Ministry of Information, many of them in a highly modern photographic style. He was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists, and created varied posters for commercial and industrial organisations, including the British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, after the war. Condition: folds as issued, slight edge wear, and short closed edge tear. Otherwise generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage Home Front posters. -
Beverley Pick (1916 - 1995/6)
They Need All the Fuel You Can Save (circa 1944)
Original vintage poster 30 x 20 in Poster published for the Ministry of Information. This series of ten posters illustrates how housewives ought to save fuel at home as part of the Home Front war effort. Here, the poster reminds us that less fuel used at home means more fuel available for the Armed Forces (pictured here during the D-Day landings, disembarking from a landing craft). Beverley Pick was born in the Netherlands. He spent the Second World War designing posters for the Ministry of Information, many of them in a highly modern photographic style. He was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists, and created varied posters for commercial and industrial organisations, including the British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, after the war. Condition: folds as issued; slight edge wear. Otherwise generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage Home Front posters. -
Beverley Pick (1916 - 1995/6)
Save Fuel when Ironing (circa 1944)
Original vintage poster 30 x 20 in Poster published for the Ministry of Information. In this series of ten posters, "Mrs Housewife" shows us how to save fuel at home as part of the Home Front war effort. The character's hair, clothes, and tiny iron are fantastically 1940s. Beverley Pick was born in the Netherlands. He spent the Second World War designing posters for the Ministry of Information, many of them in a highly modern photographic style. He was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists, and created varied posters for commercial and industrial organisations, including the British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, after the war. Condition: folds as issued; slight edge wear. Otherwise generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage Home Front posters. -
Beverley Pick (1916 - 1995/6)
Save Fuel when Cooking (circa 1944)
Original vintage poster 30 x 20 in Poster published for the Ministry of Information. In this series of ten posters, "Mrs Housewife" shows us how to save fuel at home as part of the Home Front war effort. The character's hair and dress, and the style of her kitchen, are fantastically 1940s. Beverley Pick was born in the Netherlands. He spent the Second World War designing posters for the Ministry of Information, many of them in a highly modern photographic style. He was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists, and created varied posters for commercial and industrial organisations, including the British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, after the war. Condition: folds as issued; slight edge wear. Otherwise generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage Home Front posters. -
Beverley Pick (1916 - 1995/6)
Save Fuel on Bath Night (circa 1944)
Original vintage poster 30 x 20 in Poster published for the Ministry of Information. In this series of ten posters, "Mrs Housewife" shows us how to save fuel at home as part of the Home Front war effort. The character's hair and dress, and the style of the bath (with a line drawn on it to remind bathers to use no more than five inches of water), are fantastically 1940s. Beverley Pick was born in the Netherlands. He spent the Second World War designing posters for the Ministry of Information, many of them in a highly modern photographic style. He was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists, and created varied posters for commercial and industrial organisations, including the British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, after the war. Condition: folds as issued; slight edge wear. Otherwise generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage Home Front posters. -
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V Robinson
The Lent Bumps 1931 - 1940
Pen, ink and watercolour 60 x 48 cm A hand-painted chart illustrating the results of the Lent Bumps from 1931 to 1939, with a note that in 1940 there were 'No Lent Races due to War'. The Lent Bumps, also known as "Lents" or the Lent Races are a set of University of Cambridge rowing races held each year on the River Cam. The races are open to all college boat clubs from the University of Cambridge, the University Medical and Veterinary Schools and Anglia Ruskin Boat Club. The Lent Bumps take place over five days (Tuesday to Saturday) at the end of February / start of March and are run as bumps races (of rowing race in which a number of boats chase each other in single file, each crew attempting to catch and 'bump' the boat in front without being caught by the boat behind). The men's races officially began in 1887 and the women's in 1976. Condition: generally good; some age toning to board and a little staining to the margins that will be hidden by a mount. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other Cambridge pictures. -
Herbert Harris (1888 - 1962)
Bovril - vi terra a galla ("Bovril keeps you afloat")
Lithograph 128 x 90 cm An original vintage poster advertising Bovril. The poster was designed in 1920 by notable poster artist Herbert Harris for the advertising agency S H Bentley. It originally read 'Bovril prevents that sinking feeling' in English. Bovril, says the poster, is the ultimate comfort, and will keep you going in adversity. The Italian version of the poster, published in the 1930s, instead supplied "Bovril - vi terra a galla" - "Bovril keeps you afloat". German and French versions with appropriate idioms were also produced; these European versions of the poster were Musso & Co. and designed by the Max Dalang Atelier, both in Zurich. Condition: generally very good; repaired tear from edge approx 4" long towards bottom on left side, essentially invisible. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage posters. -
Bovril
Lithograph 75 x 73 cm An original advertisement for Bovril, featuring the brand's uniquely shaped amber glass bottle. One of the instructions for preparing the meat paste into a liquid is 'Stir Well from the Bottom', which went on to become a recognisable tagline for Bovril. Condition: old folds as issued; otherwise generally good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage posters.
