Cornwall

Cornwall

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Painting, gouache on paper or board, Cornwall by Frank Wootton, about 1958. Original artwork for British Railways (Western Region) poster. Depicts a Cornish fishing village from a viewpoint looking over the harbour. At left are the rooftops of stone buildings, with fishing boats on the water below. Beyond is a stone pier and houses on a steep, wooded slope. Signed by the artist at bottom left. One of the Travel by Train series. Framed and glazed.

Details

Category:
Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Object Number:
1988-8142
Materials:
paper (?), gouache and artists board (?)
Measurements:
overall; image: 780 mm x 577 mm
overall; frame: 868 mm x 660 mm
type:
painting and poster artwork
credit:
British Rail, Add. not known