Title - North Wales For Holidays The Pass Of Aberglaslyn.
Location - Caernarvonshire, Wales.
Artist - Norman Wilkinson CBE (1878-1971).
Description - The Pass of Aberglaslyn is a very scenic part of the route of the River Glaslyn from Snowdonia to Cardigan Bay. It is popular with walkers, in rural Caernarvonshire, and is also along the route of the Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon and Porthmadog. The poster shows us the river amongst the trees, beneath the towering mass of the mountains of Snowdonia.
Year Published - c1930s
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm)
Other Details:
Original Vintage LMS British Railway Travel Poster.
A. 3/241 E.R.O. 53350
Printed in England by Stafford & Co Ltd, Netherfield, Nottingham; and London
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: A-, conservation-backed on linen as acquired.
Minor creasing, minor repaired edge wear, a few minor brown water marks. Previous owner acquired from renowned poster dealer Leslie Sherlock. 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.
