Western Scotland by Norman Wilkinson, 1935

A MAGNIFICENT and rare 1935 original vintage poster by Norman Wilkinson for the LNER and LMS railways companies, probably showing the mountain of Quinag in Sutherland, northwest Scotland.  

Size
102cm x 127cm

Condition
Very good. We have recently had this poster cleaned and restored to museum standard and mounted on Japan paper. If you would like to know more please get in touch. 

Background
Wilkinson (1878-1971) was among the greatest of all British poster artists. Probably best known for his maritime paintings – and for his invention of the distinctive 'dazzle' style of ship camouflage in the First World War – he did most of his poster work for railway companies. This is one of his most famous and most reproduced landscapes. One critic described the treatment of the crags as magical. The mountain is not identified but appears to be Quinag, whose name comes from the Gallic word for a milk pail. LMS is the London, Midland and Scottish Railway company and LNER the London and North Eastern Railway. The printer is Staffords of Netherfield and the poster is also marked 'E.R.O. 53351'.