NORMAN WILKINSON (1882-1971) FIVE ROUTES TO IRELAND. Circa 1925. 40x25 inches, 100 1/2x63 1/2 cm. Staffords, Netherfield. Condition B+: tears at edges; creases in margins and image. Paper. A tranquil, pastel-hued twilight scene on the Irish Sea. The LMS serviced five separate coastal towns with ferry crossings to Ireland in order to facilitate travelling between Ireland and the United Kingdom. Wilkinson studied at the Berkhampsted School of Art and began his artistic career contributing drawings to The Illustrated London News and The Illustrated Mail. He also studied figure painting at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere in Paris. Although he became specifically renowned for his maritime paintings, he was also a prolific poster artist for the British railway companies in the 1920s and 30s.
