Oct 25, 2018 - Sale 2490

Sale 2490 - Lot 166

Unsold
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
LEONARD CAMPBELL TAYLOR (1874-1969) DROITWICH / THE BRINE BATHS SPA. 1925.
39 1/2x49 3/4 inches, 100 1/4x126 1/2 cm. David Allen & Sons Ltd., London.
Condition B+: extensive creases and abrasions in margins, some affecting image; pin holes in corners; unobtrusive notations in lower left corner.
This poster depicts an elegant couple watching a car pass them on a driveway shrouded in shadows. The sophisticated Art Deco imagery combines a mixture of light and shadow with a contrast between the natural beauty and the architecture of this spa town. Taylor was a painter known for his portraits and interiors with figures. This is his only known poster. Not in Furness vol. 6.