Oct 25, 2018 - Sale 2490

Sale 2490 - Lot 228

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
PETER EWART (1918-2001) CANADA FOR GAME FISH / CANADIAN PACIFIC. 1942.
35 1/2x25 3/4 inches, 90 1/4x65 1/2 cm. Exhibits Branch, C.P.R.
Condition A- / B+: repaired tear at top edge, slightly into image; minor creases and light speckling at edges and in image. Partial silkscreen. Framed.
"The fish and game posters of the period present simple messages, bold type faces, and large, colorful images of sportsmen in action or of animals that could be shot or caught" (Canadian Pacific p. 226), such as this colorful trout, with a fly set in its mouth. Canadian Pacific p. 235 (var).