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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
ROGER COUILLARD (1910-1999) THE NEW EMPRESS OF BRITAIN / CANADIAN PACIFIC. Circa 1956. 36x24 inches, 91 1/2x61 cm. Condition A: minor restoration at edges; silkscreened text. The Canadian Pacific's majestic ocean liner, Empress of Britain (II) was commandeered as a troop convoy during World War II. She sank in 1940 when she was attacked by German aircraft and submarines. The Empress of Britain (III) made her maiden voyage on April 20th, 1956,between Liverpool and Montreal. She and her sister ship, Empress of England, were the first completely air-conditioned liners to cross the Atlantic. A prolific commercial artist and native Montrealer, Couillard designed posters for Canadian Pacific, Canadian Steamship Lines, Canadian National Railways, the cities of Montreal and Quebec, and the Canadian Department of War. Here, a graphic parallel is created between the ship and a spit of land with a town, suggesting just how large the ship is. Canadian Pacific 8.
