Title - Derbyshire – See Britain by Rail.
Location - Derbyshire, England.
Artist - Frank Sherwin (1896-1986).
Description - The Derbyshire Dales is a very popular area with walkers, and Sherwin's unspecified view of Dovedale with a small hamlet in the middle distance, gives a good representation of the wonderful scenery. The foreground rock formations and peak in the distance frame the scene well.
Year Published - 1949
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm)
Other Details:
Original Vintage British Railways Travel Poster.
Published by The Railway Executive (London Midland Region) E.R.O. 53350. LM.1449.
Printed in Great Britain by Jordison & Co Ltd, London
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+, conservation-backed on linen as acquired.
Repaired tears, small edge losses touched-in, browning of austerity paper, particularly down the left side. Previous owner acquired from renowned poster dealer Leslie Sherlock. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Frank Sherwin was a marine & landscape painter in oil & watercolour and a poster designer. He was born in Derby in 1896, the son of a painter.
He served in WW2 as a camouflage advisor around East Anglian airfields, and achieved a prolific output of art for the railways with posters for GWR, LMS, LNER & BR.
