Title - North Wales for Holidays – Beaumaris Castle.
Location - Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales.
Artist - Norman Wilkinson CBE (1878-1971).
Description - Baeumaris Castle, the last one built by Edward I in Wales, is the best preserved castle on the island of Anglesey, and this simple view by Wilkinson gives an idea of the tranquility of the moats next to the imposing solidity of the castle walls. A flock of what are most likely jackdaws complete the impression. This is one of a series of LMS posters which British Railways re-issued after Nationalisation.
Year Published - 1949
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm)
Other Details:
Original Vintage British Railways Travel Poster.
E.R.O. 53350 LM4/49
Printed in Great Britain by Stafford & Co Ltd
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+, un-conserved.
Folds with minor wear, small edge tear with acid-free tape on rear. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Norman Wilkinson was born in Cambridge. His greatest love was painting, and he was largely self-taught, in both oil and watercolour. During WWI he created 'Dazzle Painting' as a form of camouflage for ships. He was one of the best marine painters, and his work is in many public collections, including a series of WWII sea battles at the National Maritime Museum. He initiated the 1920s LMS poster work, and created a large number himself over the years. He received his CBE in 1948.
