Nov 13, 2006 - Sale 2093

Sale 2093 - Lot 145

Price Realized: $ 720
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
AUSTIN COOPER (1890-1964) LONDON'S LEISURE HOURS / LONDON UNDERGROUND.
39 1/2x24 3/8 inches. The Baynard Press.
Condition B+: repaired tears, restored losses and creases in margins, some affecting image.
Canadian-born Cooper began working for the London Underground in 1922. He designed fifty four posters for them over the span of twenty two years. This image is from a series he designed promoting traveling by Underground to take advantage of London's Leisure Hours. Other images in the series include "Picture Galleries," "Concerts & Recitals," and "The Theatres."