Title - Cornwall (Polperro) - Travel by Train.
Location - Polperro, Cornwall, England.
Artist - Frank Wootton OBE (1914-1998).
Description - The southern Cornish picturesque fishing village of Polperro was a very popular location for railway poster artists. Wootton here shows us the view across the harbour towards the rustic stone buildings grouped up the steep hillsides of the village, where narrow streets wind down to the harbour. A number of small fishing boats are at rest, some with fishermen preparing for their next trip. Wootton's depiction of the water is wonderful.
Year Published - 1950s
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm)
Other Details:
Original Vintage British Railways Travel Poster.
Published by British Railways (Western Region) PR 26
Printed in Great Britain by Waterlow & Sons Limited, London and Dunstable
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: A/A-, un-conserved.
Near perfect. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Frank Wootton was born In Milford on Sea, Hampshire. He attended art school from age 14, and volunteered for the RAF in 1939. He accepted a special commission to be an official war artist for the RAF and Royal Canadian Air Force. He is recognised as probably the finest aviation artist of all time. He also produced 12 railway posters after the war, when he had become a commercial artist.
