British Industries, Coal

Made:: 1923-1924

artist:: George Clausen George Clausen

commissioner:: London Midland & Scottish Railway Company

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Painting, gouache and pencil on canvas, British Industries, Coal, by George Clausen, about 1924. Depicts miners returning home after work. In the background are lines of railway wagons marked "LMS" and "Bolsover", and beyond are the colliery pithead, spoil heaps, winding gear and smoke drifting from an engine house chimney. Original artwork for London, Midland & Scottish Railway poster in the 1924 Royal Academy series. Framed and glazed, glass.

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Category:: Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Object Number:: 1975-8511

Materials:: pencil, paper and gouache

Measurements:: overall; frame: 798 mm x 1180 mm x 54 mm,
overall; image: 744 mm x 1128 mm

type:: painting and poster artwork

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