Title - Cruising on The Firth of Clyde – See Scotland By Rail and Steamer.
Artist - Frank H Mason (1875-1965).
Description - A fabulous view of summer pleasure shipping on the Clyde. A ferry and a paddle-steamer are the main focus. We think the viewpoint is Dunoon, looking across to Cloch Lighthouse at the left side, and then southwards down the Clyde. This a rare poster, and we have not yet found evidence of another example.
Year Published - 1955
Size - Quad Royal (approx 50 x 40in or 127 x 101.5cm) plus linen border.
Other Details:
Original Vintage British Railway Travel Poster
Published by The Railway Executive (Scottish Region)
Printed in Great Britain by Jordison & Co Ltd, London and Middlesbrough.
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+/A-; conservation-backed on linen as acquired. For more details of the process please see the "Conservation" page of this website.
We have undertaken some watercolour pencil touch-ups to fold-line surface wear. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Frank H Mason was born Frank Henry Algernon Mason in 1875, in County Durham, the son of a railway clerk. By 1900 he had decided to be a full time artist. During WWI he was a shipping war artist of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve. A number of his paintings from that period are in the Imperial War Museum. From the 1920s he produced the artwork for a huge number of posters for the railway companies. He was elected to both the Royal Society of British Artists and the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. He was exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1902 onwards, and is represented in many galleries.