North East Dales

Made:
circa 1946 in England
artist:
Edwin Byatt
commissioner:
London & North Eastern Railway

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Painting, oil on canvas, North East Dales by Edwin Byatt about 1946. Depicts a farmer, holding a crook, with a flock of sheep walking towards a castle in the foreground, with a river valley and abbey below. Possibly inspired by Bolton Castle in Wensleydale, or Barden Tower in Wharfedale, Yorkshire. Original artwork for the London & North Eastern Railway poster North East Dales.

Details

Category:
Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Object Number:
1988-8116
Materials:
oil paint and canvas
Measurements:
frame: 914 mm x 1346 mm x 44 mm,
image: 770 mm x 1206 mm
type:
painting, oil painting and poster artwork
credit:
British Rail, Add. not known