THE DEE / EAST COAST ROUTE FROM KING'S CROSS. Circa 1923.
39 3/4x49 1/2 inches, 101x125 3/4 cm. The Dangerfield Printing Co. Ltd., London. Condition A-: minor restoration along vertical and horizontal folds; minor abrasions in image; repaired pin holes in top corners.
Frank Newbould did extensive work for the London & North Eastern Railway, as well as the Great Western Railway, The Orient Line and the Belgian Railways. In 1926, he was one of five artists contracted to work exclusively for the LNER; the others were Tom Purvis, Austin Cooper, Frank Mason and Fred Taylor. The contract lasted for three years. Adept at depicting both architecture and people, Newbould composed his colorful posters with a strong graphic eye. He designed several posters promoting travel to the continent, including images for Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Nuremberg and The Belgian Coast. Here the artist captures a bridge over the River Dee in northeast Scotland. Furness Vol. 1, p. 82.
