CHARLES PAINE (1895-1967) SPRING IN WELWYN. 1939. 29 1/2x19 3/4 inches, 75x50 1/4 cm. The Alcuin Press Ltd., Welwyn Garden City. Condition A-: repaired tear at top right corner, into text; expert air brushing in margins. He continued his work promoting Welwyn with a series depicting the different seasons. These enticing posters attracted notable attention from around the country, and even abroad. Paine's aesthetic and technique as a stained-glass designer is especially apparent in the bold lines and colors famously employed in his posters.
