Title - Glorious Devon - See Britain by Train.
Location - Devon, England.
Artist - Leslie Arthur Wilcox (1904-1982).
Description - A lovely bucolic South Devon depiction, and it certainly is glorious. A flock of sheep are being shepherded along a narrow country lane with a sleepy village behind. Far left behind the large tree is a glimpse of the sea. We have been unable to determine if this is a specific location.
Year Published - 1960
Size - Quad Royal (approx 50 x 40in or 127 x 102cm) plus linen border.
Other Details:
Original Vintage British Railway Travel Poster.
Published by The Railway Executive (Western Region) P.R.50
Printed in Great Britain by Jordison & Co Ltd, London and Middlesbrough.
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+. We have had this poster conservation-backed on linen. For more details of the process please see the "Conservation" page of this website.
Repairs to a number of score-tears, mainly near the top and sides, with watercolour pencil touch-ups. Some of the marks are still visible when viewed closely, but the poster displays very well. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Leslie Arthur Wilcox RI, RSMA, was born in Fulham in 1904.
He was known mainly as a marine artist working in oils, but was also a watercolourist, illustrator, poster artist, marine model-maker and author. He was for some years Honorary Secretary of the Royal Society of Marine Artists and a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. His works are in many collections around the world, including the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, and the Royal Collection.
He volunteered for the navy before conscription started, and had spent only a few months in the Naval Patrol Service before his skills were recognised and he was seconded to the Naval Camouflage unit at Leamington Spa, where he spent the rest of the war making model ships and testing camouflage designs.