Title - Harwich Hook of Holland - Night & Day Services.
Location - Harwich, Essex, England.
Artist - Pieter Huveneers (1925-2017).
Description - A very clever and simple design, using a ship's anchor and chain and a quayside bollard to create a windmill. The windmill sails consist of the destinations and the UK and Dutch country flags. The Harwich to Hook service was advertised by at least one poster every years for decades as it was always big busines for the railways. This is a rare poster, we have not seen another example anywhere.
Year Published - c1950
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm)
Other Details:
Original Vintage British Railways Travel Poster.
Published by The Railway Executive (Eastern Region) (P.P. 155090)
Printed in Great Britain by Jordison & Co Ltd, London and Middlesbrough.
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: A-, un-conserved.
Very minor edge wear and creasing, a few light grubby marks at top. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Pieter Huveneers was born in Holland. By the 1950s he was producing a large number of posters and designs for the British GPO, and also for BOAC, Schweppes, ICI, Pepsi Cola, Philips, Mullard, British Titan, General Electric Company, British Aluminium Company, Babcock. He produced a small number of posters for British Railways in the 1950s to early 1960s.
He then moved back to Holland before emmigrating to Australia in the late 60s where he set up a design company which produced some of modern Australia's most iconic company brandings, including Australia Post, Telecom Australia, and Westpac Bank.