Heysham for Ulster

Made:
1933
maker:
Norman Wilkinson

Painting, oil on canvas, Heysham for Ulster by Norman Wilkinson, about 1933. Depicts a port side profile view of a twin funnel LMS passenger ferry crossing the Irish Sea under a moonlit sky. Black smoke drifts from the ship's funnels, against a grey sky and full moon. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Original artwork for London Midland & Scottish Railway poster. Unframed.

Details

Category:
Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Object Number:
1977-5758
Materials:
oil paint and canvas
Measurements:
image: 768 mm x 1145 mm x 22 mm,
type:
painting and oil painting