L.N.E.R. – The Western Highlands
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L.N.E.R. – The Western Highlands

£250

38.5 × 48.5 in poster. Dramatic 1935 L.N.E.R. railway design by John Mace for the Western Highlands.

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Description

John Mace’s dramatic L.N.E.R. design presents a stone arch bridge spanning a torrent in the Western Highlands. The scene is built from angular blocks of slate blue, grey and cream, creating a near-abstract impression of rushing water, rock and mountain light.

Issued in 1935 to promote rail travel to the Scottish Highlands, the poster also advertises the L.N.E.R. Holiday Handbook for sixpence. Its broad landscape format, restrained palette and forceful typography give the composition strong period character and make it an evocative example of interwar British railway advertising.

Details

Dimensions 38.5 × 48.5 in
Outer Dimensions 40.5 × 50 in
Linen Backed Yes
Subject Travel
Period 1930s
Years 1935
Country UK
Artist John Mace

Condition:

  • Grade: C Poor
  • Paper: Tears, folds, loss, stains
  • Colour: Muted but legible
  • Restoration: Visible; further restoration advised
  • Linen backing: Yes

Comment:

  • Atmospheric pre-war L.N.E.R. Scottish travel poster with strong railway collecting appeal.
  • Signed John Mace composition in an impressive quad-royal landscape format.