Title - Dunfermline.
Location - Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
Artist - Kenneth Steel (1906-1970).
Description - A wonderfully fresh autumn image of the world famous Dunfermline Abbey. The view is from just inside the wooded entrance to Pittencrieff Park looking up at the west entrance of the Abbey, across the roadway of St Catherine's Wynd. Dunfermline was the birthplace in 1835 and early home of Andrew Carnegie, before he emigrated to the USA. In his later years he helped to landscape the town centre and setup the Carnegie Trust there. Many Kings and Queens of Scotland are buried at the abbey, as well as Robert the Bruce.
Year Published - 1959
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 (Scottish Region) (B.25639) – 59/60
Printed in Great Britain by Nathaniel Lloyd & Co. Ltd
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+, un-conserved.
Folds, minor creasing, small edge tears, a few small fox spots, strip of tape along top edge slightly roughly trimmed at some point. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Kenneth Steel was born in Sheffield, and studied at Sheffield College of Art.
He was a painter in oils and watercolour, and a printmaker and engraver. He produced a large number of railway posters and carriage prints for British Railways.