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ELLIS SILAS (1885-1972)
NORTH WALES FOR HOLIDAYS. Circa 1930s.
40x25 inches, 101 1/2x63 1/2 cm. John Horn Limited, London. Condition A-: small repaired pin holes in corners at edges; minor restoration over abrasions in image; slightly attenuated. Framed.
Silas, best remembered as a painter, fought at Gallipoli in the First World War. During that time he did a lot of sketching, which he subsequently turned into paintings. He also designed posters for British railway companies and several shipping lines. Furness Vol. 6, p. 205.
