Title - Travel LMS - Speed Comfort.
Artist - Bryan De Grineau (1883-1957).
Description - An extremely stylish painting of a Royal Scot locomotive is seen at speed, whist collecting water from one of the water-troughs on the west coast mainline. There are at least 2 versions of this poster image with different wording; another having 1934 in the signature, so presumably in this case it was a re-use of the image the following year. De Grineau produced a number of 1930s posters for the LMS depicting steam locomotives at speed.
Year Published - c1935
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm).
Other Details:
Original Vintage LMS Railway British Travel Poster.
E.R.O. 53350.
Printed in England by Beck-Inchbold-Leeds.
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+, un-conserved.
No folds, edge tears with tape on rear, some browning of paper and discolouring mainly in the sky area. More detailed photos available on request.
More About The Artist:
Charles William (Bryan De) Grineau was born in London, the son of a caricaturist, and used a number of pseudonyms in his career. He produced artwork for The Motor magazine and the LMS, covers for Hornby Book of Trains and work for the Meccano Magazine.