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Royal quad 40 x 50 famous vintage travel poster titled
"Western Scotland" created by the British artist Norman Wilkinson in 1935. It was produced jointly by two major railway companies, the London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) and the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER), to promote rail travel to the region.
Key Information
Artist: Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971), a versatile artist best known as a marine painter and the inventor of "dazzle" ship camouflage during WWI.
Year: Circa 1935.
Commissioned By: LMS (London, Midland & Scottish Railway) and LNER (London & North Eastern Railway).
Subject: The poster features a dramatic, mountainous landscape with a loch at the base of the peaks. The specific mountain depicted is believed to be Quinag in Sutherland, northwest Scotland.
Style: Wilkinson's work is characterized by a "broad technique" with a subdued color scheme of pale green, blue, and deep notes of brown and indigo, which distinguished his art from others of the era.
Usage: These posters were displayed in railway stations and government offices to encourage tourism via rail travel.
This specific poster is considered one of Wilkinson's most famous and widely reproduced landscapes. |
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