Leslie Carr (1891 - 1969)

Paddlesteamer

Mixed media with pencil bodycolour 19 x 18 cm From one of Carr's sketchbooks. A steamship rendered in monochrome, seen head-on and casting a turbid shadow on the water. Leslie Carr was a painter and poster designer from London. He served in the Tank Corps in the First World War and then became a professional artist, mainly producing maritime and architectural scenes. He designed posters for Southern Railway, the London and North Eastern Railway, and British Railways (among others). Carr served as a fireman in the Second World War and was a part of several firemen artists' exhibitions. Carr was a member of the Society of Marine Artists. Condition: very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other maritime pictures.