HENRY GEORGE GAWTHORN (1879-1941) VISIT INDIA / A STREET BY MOONLIGHT. Circa 1925. 39 1/2x25 inches, 100x63 1/2 cm. Adams Bros. & Shardlow Ltd., London. Condition A- / B+: restored losses and minor restoration in top margin. In many of his finest posters, Gawthorn employed his signature stylized graphic ability to depict the privileged classes engaging in their exclusive and elegant pastimes. Unlike his posters promoting golfing, seaside resorts or hunting wild boar in India on elephant-back, this Art Deco-inspired image is an exotic evening street scene, executed using a cut-out style and flat colors in a manner reminiscent of Hohlwein and Fred Taylor. Voyage p. 129.
