Title - Sussex - Served by British Railways.
Artist - Claude Henry Buckle RI., RSMA. (1905–1973).
Description - Buckle's swirling oils show us the Sussex Weald, with a village church surrounded by trees in the foreground and a chalk quarry in the distance. A common sight across the South Downs.
Year Published - 1960s
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm) plus linen border.
Other Details:
Original Vintage British Railway Travel Poster.
Published by British Railways (Southern Region) AD6697/A3
Printed in Great Britain by Waterlow & Sons Limited, London and Dunstable
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+, conservation-backed on linen as acquired.
Thick linen, replaced losses, restored tears, scuffs and losses (one large patch on hillside within image). More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Claude Henry Buckle was born in London in 1905. He trained as an architect, but turned to art in 1928. He produced commissioned artwork for the new nuclear power stations around the country in the 1950s, and was a close friend of Terence Cuneo. He was a painter in oils and watercolour, particularly of marine subjects, and was prolific in his production of artwork for railway posters. He produced posters for GWR, LMS, SR & BR.
