Kenneth Denton Shoesmith Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Kenneth Denton Shoesmith Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 01, 2025
Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (British, 1890-1939)
Est: £500 - £700
Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (British, 1890-1939) Royal Mail Line Turbine Steamer 'Asturias' steaming out of port Signed, watercolour heightened with white, 20.5cm x 27.75cm
Martel Maides
Mar. 01, 2025
Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (British, 1890-1939)
Est: £250 - £400
Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (British, 1890-1939) "Unsuccessful submarine attack on R.M.S.P Demerara" Signed and dated 1917, watercolour heightened with white, 35cm x 51cm
Martel Maides
Mar. 01, 2025
Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (British, 1890-1939)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (British, 1890-1939) "Royal Mail Line Turbine Steamer 'Asturias' Cruising In The East Indies" Signed and inscribed, watercolour heightened with white, 22cm x 30.5cm
Martel Maides
Mar. 01, 2025
Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (British, 1890-1939)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (British, 1890-1939) "Royal Mail Line 22000 Ton Luxury Liner 'Asturias' At Night In The Suez Canal" Signed and inscribed, watercolour heightened with white, 21.75cm x 30.25cm
Martel Maides
Mar. 01, 2025
Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (British, 1890-1939)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (British, 1890-1939) "Royal Mail Line Turbine Steamer 'Asturias' Leaving Capetown, Cruising" Signed and inscribed, watercolour heightened with white, 21.75cm x 30.25cm
Martel Maides
Mar. 01, 2025
Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (British, 1890-1939)
Est: £500 - £700
Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (British, 1890-1939) R.M.S.P Atlantis sailing in a fjord Signed, watercolour heightened with white, 20.25cm x 30.25cm
Martel Maides
Feb. 01, 2025
Poster by Kenneth D. Shoesmith - Cunard to Canada Franconia Scythia Samaria Ascania
Est: €160 - €260
Cunard to Canada Franconia Scythia Samaria Ascania - 49,5x32,5, ca. 1925 by Kenneth D. Shoesmith (1890-1939)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Oct. 10, 2024
KENNETH SHOESMITH (1890-1939). CANADIAN PACIFIC / BEAUTIFUL LAKE LOUISE. 1930. 40x24 inches, 101½x61 cm. S.C. Allen & Co., London.
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
KENNETH SHOESMITH (1890-1939) CANADIAN PACIFIC / BEAUTIFUL LAKE LOUISE. 1930. 40x24 inches, 101½x61 cm. S.C. Allen & Co., London. Condition A: minor creases in margins and image. Two women are enjoying the view of Lake Louise and the distant, glacier covered Mount Victoria from a large picture window. Lake Louise came to be known in 1882 when Tom Wilson, an explorer and route finder for the Canadian Pacific Railway, was led there by a member of a local Indian tribe. The area, like many of the towns in the Rockies, owes its original growth and prosperity to tourists brought by the Canadian Pacific. In 1890, the railway built the Chalet Lake Louise, a small hotel near the lake, which was directly connected to the main line station via an abandoned tram line. The hotel (quite possibly the one pictured here) exists today as The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. Canadian Pacific 74.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jul. 11, 2024
Cunard Line / Europe-America. ca. 1925.
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
ARTIST: KENNETH DENTON SHOESMITH (1890-1939) SIZE: 24 3/8 x 39 1/8 in./62 x 99.3 cm PRINTER: Thos. Forman & Sons, Nottingham DESCRIPTION: This image is incredible precisely because it's credible: the Aquitania appears at first to be floating in midair between the two buildings. The effect of unreality is further heightened by the coloring, but such surprising juxtapositions of ship and skyscraper do of course occur in New York, and are indeed among its visual glories. It’s one of the most remarkable of the many fine shipping and travel posters by Britain's Shoesmith. (Art Deco; Travel; Ships)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Apr. 20, 2024
Original c. 1930s Royal Mail Atlantis Travel Poster
Est: $600 - $900
Shoesmith, Kenneth D. 1890 - 1939 Royal Mail - Atlantis Cruises Lithograph ca. 1935 40.1 x 25.1 in. (102 x 64 cm) Printer: The Baynard Press Condition Details: (A-/B+) on linen, small tears and minor creasing at the edges, corner needle holes, minor creases in the lower image area#UK #Travel #Ships #Cruises
PosterConnection Inc.
Feb. 24, 2024
KENNETH SHOESMITH, SAVE TIME BY NIGHT SERVICES, POSTER
Est: $350 - $450
Artist: Kenneth Shoesmith, British (1890 - 1939) Title: Save Time by Night Services Year: Printed 1997 Medium: Poster Image Size: 23.5 x 29.5 inches Size: 24.5 x 30.5 in. (62.23 x 77.47 cm)
RoGallery
Jan. 25, 2024
Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (1890-1939): Figures Before Galleonsin; and A Continental Harbour
Est: $400 - $800
Two watercolor and gouache on paperboard, both signed 'Kenneth D. Shoesmith' lower left. Both 7 x 10 in. (sheet), 17 3/8 x 12 3/4 in. (framed together). The Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty at STAIR: A Lifetime of Connoisseurship, Curiosity and Collecting
STAIR
Nov. 18, 2023
Poster by Kenneth D. Shoesmith - Canadian Pacific Empress of Britain
Est: €180 - €300
Canadian Pacific Empress of Britain - 63,5x79, 1933, on linen by Kenneth D. Shoesmith (1890-1939)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Nov. 14, 2023
KENNETH DENTON SHOESMITH (BRITISH, 1890-1939) H.M.Schoolship 'Conway' off Liverpool with assorted shipping
Est: £500 - £800
KENNETH DENTON SHOESMITH (BRITISH, 1890-1939) H.M.Schoolship 'Conway' off Liverpool with assorted shipping KENNETH DENTON SHOESMITH (BRITISH, 1890-1939) H.M.Schoolship 'Conway' off Liverpool with assorted shipping Signed 'Kenneth D. Shoesmith' (lower left) Watercolour heightened with white 10 x 12½in. (25.5 x 32cm.) Built as H.M.S. Nile (see lot 161) in 1839, a veteran of the Crimea campaign, she was converted to a schoolship and renamed Conway in 1875. She remained on the Mersey until World War II before being sent to Plas Newydd for safety and stayed on the Menai Straights thereafter. In 1953 she was being towed to Liverpool for dry-docking when she stranded in the Menai Straight and became a total loss, the last of her was burned in 1956 and the school continued ashore as a 'stone frigate'. Fine overall condition.
Charles Miller Ltd
Nov. 14, 2023
KENNETH DENTON SHOESMITH - original artwork for royal mail line
Est: £200 - £300
KENNETH DENTON SHOESMITH - original artwork for royal mail line KENNETH DENTON SHOESMITH (BRITISH, 1890-1939) West Indies - Original art work for the Royal Mail Line Signed 'Kenneth Shoesmith' (lower right) Watercolour 9 x 13 1/4in. (23 x 33.5cm.) good condition
Charles Miller Ltd
Nov. 14, 2023
KENNETH DENTON SHOESMITH (BRITISH, 1890-1939)
Est: £350 - £450
KENNETH DENTON SHOESMITH (BRITISH, 1890-1939) KENNETH DENTON SHOESMITH (BRITISH, 1890-1939) The 'Mauretania' under full steam Signed and dated 'K. D. Shoesmith, 1916' (lower left) Watercolour heightened with bodycolour on brown paper 13½ x 19½in. (34 x 49.5cm.) Good condition
Charles Miller Ltd
Nov. 14, 2023
KENNETH DENTON SHOESMITH (BRITISH, 1890-1939)
Est: £200 - £300
KENNETH DENTON SHOESMITH (BRITISH, 1890-1939) KENNETH DENTON SHOESMITH (BRITISH, 1890-1939) Choppy sea with fishing boat Signed 'Kenneth D. Shoesmith' lower left Watercolour 13 x 20¾in. (33 x 53cm.) Item one: laid down with slight foxing.
Charles Miller Ltd
Nov. 12, 2023
Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (1890-1939) Cunard Line
Est: $100 - $200
Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (1890-1939) Cunard Line litho. Signed lower right. Excellent condition with marks on other side of the glass. Art measures 29" x 21.5", frame measures 33.5" x 25".
Neely Auction
Nov. 09, 2023
KENNETH SHOESMITH (1890-1939). ROYAL MAIL / 'ATLANTIS' CRUISES. Circa 1930s. 40½x25½ inches, 103x64¾ cm. Baynard Press, London.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
KENNETH SHOESMITH (1890-1939) ROYAL MAIL / 'ATLANTIS' CRUISES. Circa 1930s. 40 1/2x25 1/2 inches, 103x64 3/4 cm. Baynard Press, London. Condition B+: repaired tears, creases, minor abrasions and restoration at edges, in image and along vertical and horizontal folds; small replaced loss in upper left corner. Framed. Founded in 1839 as the RMSP (Royal Mail Steam Packet), the Royal Mail Line became the largest shipping group in the world in 1927 when they purchased the White Star Line. Throughout the 1930s, the company worked in close association with Shoesmith who designed many posters and postcards featuring Royal Mail ships. Shoesmith was primarily a maritime painter and the majority of his posters depict ships, although he also designed posters for the British Rail Companies and the Canadian Pacific.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 17, 2023
KENNETH DENTON SHOESMITH (1890-1939) CUNARD LINE
Est: $400 - $600
Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (1890-1939) Cunard Line litho. Signed lower right. Excellent condition with marks on other side of the glass. Art measures 29" x 21.5", frame measures 33.5" x 25".
Neely Auction
Jul. 29, 2023
Poster by Kenneth D. Shoesmith - Royal Mail Line sur l'Amerique Du Sud
Est: €950 - €1,600
Royal Mail Line sur l'Amerique Du Sud - 63x101, 1933, on linen by Kenneth D. Shoesmith (1890-1939)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Apr. 22, 2023
Travel Poster Brighton And Hove Kenneth Shoesmith
Est: £60 - £120
Vintage reproduction poster for Brighton and Hove featuring a colourful Art Deco artwork by a British artist Kenneth Shoesmith (1890-1939) depicting holidaymakers on the seaside with the pier stretching into the sea and the monument Angel of Peace in the foreground of the image. Horizontal. Good condition, creasing, tears. Country of issue: UK, designer: Kenneth Shoesmith, size (cm): 56x75, year of printing: 1970s.
Antikbar Original Vintage Posters
Mar. 11, 2023
KENNETH SHOESMITH, SAVE TIME BY NIGHT SERVICES, POSTER
Est: $325 - $450
Artist: Kenneth Shoesmith, British (1890 - 1939) Title: Save Time by Night Services Year: Printed 1997 Medium: Poster Image Size: 23.5 x 29.5 inches Size: 24.5 x 30.5 in. (62.23 x 77.47 cm)
RoGallery
Jul. 16, 2022
Poster by Kenneth D. Shoesmith - Ses Services de Luxe sur L'Amérique
Est: €1,100 - €2,000
Ses Services de Luxe sur L'Amérique - 63x101, 1933, on linen by Kenneth D. Shoesmith (1890-1939)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Jun. 29, 2022
KENNETH D. SHOESMITH (1890-1939) SOUTH AMERICA by ROYAL MAIL
Est: €1,200 - €1,500
KENNETH D. SHOESMITH (1890-1939) SOUTH AMERICA by ROYAL MAIL lithographic poster in colours, printed by Mendip Press Ltd., London, cond. A, backed on linen 39 x 25in. (99 x 64cm.) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
May. 27, 2022
A 1930'S SOUTHERN RAILWAY DOUBLE ROYAL ADVERTISING POSTER OF ILFRACOMBE
Est: £300 - £500
A 1930'S SOUTHERN RAILWAY DOUBLE ROYAL ADVERTISING POSTER OF ILFRACOMBE by Kenneth Shoesmith (1890-1939) a colourful coastal view with two paddle-steamers entering the harbour in a turquoise sea - in glazed black moulded frame. (101cm high 62.5cm wide)
Hutchinson Scott Limited
Apr. 26, 2022
KENNETH SHOESMITH (1890 - 1939) 'Sailing Ship Days' Watercolour, 51 x 71cm Signed; inscribed with title verso With label verso for John Magee's Gallery, Belfast; With exhibition label for 'Kenneth D. Shoesmith RI, well known Maine artist'
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
KENNETH SHOESMITH (1890 - 1939) 'Sailing Ship Days' Watercolour, 51 x 71cm Signed; inscribed with title verso With label verso for John Magee's Gallery, Belfast; With exhibition label for 'Kenneth D. Shoesmith RI, well known Maine artist'
Adam's
Jul. 17, 2021
Poster by Kenneth D. Shoesmith - Royal Mail Line naar Zuid-Amerika
Est: €1,200 - €2,200
Royal Mail Line naar Zuid-Amerika - 63x101, 1933, on linen by Kenneth D. Shoesmith (1890-1939)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Jun. 03, 2021
KENNETH D. SHOESMITH (1890-1939) SOUTH AMERICA, ROYAL AMERICA
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
KENNETH D. SHOESMITH (1890-1939) SOUTH AMERICA, ROYAL AMERICA lithographic poster in colours, cond.A-, printed by Mendip Press Ltd., London, backed on linen 39 x 25ins (100 x 63cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Jul. 25, 2020
Poster by Kenneth D. Shoesmith - Prince Line "Moorish Prince"
Est: €480 - €900
Prince Line "Moorish Prince" - 92x79, incl. original (restored) frame, ca. 1920, on japan by Kenneth D. Shoesmith (1890-1939)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Jul. 18, 2020
Poster by Kenneth D. Shoesmith - Prince Line "Moorish Prince"
Est: €480 - €900
Prince Line "Moorish Prince" - 92x79, incl. original (restored) frame, ca. 1920, on japan by Kenneth D. Shoesmith (1890-1939)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Feb. 13, 2020
KENNETH SHOESMITH (1890-1939). ROYAL MAIL / ATLANTIS CRUISES. Circa 1930s. 39x25 inches, 101x63 cm. The Baynard Press, [London.]
Est: $700 - $1,000
KENNETH SHOESMITH (1890-1939) ROYAL MAIL / ATLANTIS CRUISES. Circa 1930s. 39 3/4x25 inches, 101x63 1/2 cm. The Baynard Press, [London.] Condition A- / B+: minor repaired tears at edges; minor creases in image; repaired pin holes in corners.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 02, 2020
Vintage Travel Poster Eastbourne Southern Railway
Est: $400 - $800
Vintage Travel Poster 1938 Eastbourne Southern Railway Artist Kenneth Shoesmith. Great Britain Seaside. On canvas back. Size 25" x 40", canvas size 26" x 41"
Antique Arena Inc
Feb. 01, 2020
Poster by Kenneth D. Shoesmith - Ellerman's Wilson Line from Hull to Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Poland etc.
Est: €700 - €1,250
Ellerman's Wilson Line from Hull to Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Poland etc. - 62,5x100,5, ca. 1928, on linen by Kenneth D. Shoesmith (1890-1939)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Nov. 14, 2019
KENNETH SHOESMITH (1890-1939). ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS / SOUTHERN RAILWAY. 1939. 40x25 inches, 101x63 cm.
Est: $700 - $1,000
KENNETH SHOESMITH (1890-1939) ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS / SOUTHERN RAILWAY. 1939. 40x25 inches, 101 1/2x63 1/2 cm. Condition B: entirely-overpainted margins; repaired tears and replaced losses at edges, some into text and image; minor repaired tears, creases and abrasions in image and along vertical fold; text banner insert at bottom. A self-taught artist, Shoesmith served as a cadet aboard the HMS Conway from age 16-18. His time at sea honed his already appreciable artistic skill and he went on to have a fruitful career largely as a marine artist. Primarily, he represented the Royal Mail Line and the Southern Railway, but he also designed posters for the LNER, Canadian Pacific, Cunard and other lines. Here, in one of his non-maritime themed posters, residents and visitors languorously go about their daily activities on the sun-speckled Pantiles - the Georgian colonnade at the center of this resort town in Kent. Shoesmith, in his deft attention to detail, depicts several well-known landmarks, including the Pantiles Clock and the Chalybeate spring.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 01, 2019
Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (1896-1939) A four masted barque in choppy waters
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (1896-1939) A four masted barque in choppy waters signed 'KENNETH D/SHOESMITH' (lower right)watercolour and bodycolour with traces of pencil66 x 96.5cm (26 x 38in).
Bonhams
Feb. 24, 2019
Royal Mail Line / South America. ca. 1920.
Est: $1,700 - $2,000
ARTIST: KENNETH DENTON SHOESMITH (1890-1939) SIZE: 25 x 39 7/8 in./63.5 x 101.4 cm PRINTER: Mendip Press, London DESCRIPTION: A student of Fred Taylor and a sailor by training, Shoesmith was a brilliantly talented English painter, posterist, and decorative artist who died before he was 50. The Royal Mail, a British steamship company serving far-flung locations not on the routes of the major carriers, enlisted his talents for several designs. He accomplished a handful in this stylized sunset aesthetic; this copy in particular is stunning for the brightness of the colors, from the indigo sea to to blood-orange sky, and all the colors reflected in the portholes. (Ships; Travel; By Air, Land, or Sea; Art Deco)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Jan. 19, 2019
Poster by Kenneth D. Shoesmith - Ellerman's Wilson Line from Hull to Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Poland etc.
Est: €750 - €1,200
Ellerman's Wilson Line from Hull to Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Poland etc. - 62,5x100,5, ca. 1928, on linen by Kenneth D. Shoesmith (1890-1939) 62,5x100,5, ca. 1928, on linen
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Oct. 25, 2018
KENNETH D. SHOESMITH (1890-1939). ROYAL MAIL / L'AMERIQUE DU SUD. Circa 1935. 39x24 inches, 100x62 cm. Mendip Press Ltd., London.
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
KENNETH D. SHOESMITH (1890-1939) ROYAL MAIL / L'AMERIQUE DU SUD. Circa 1935. 39 1/2x24 1/2 inches, 100 1/4x62 1/4 cm. Mendip Press Ltd., London. Condition B+: repaired tears at edges, some into text and image. The Royal Mail Steamship Packet Company changed its name to Royal Mail Lines in 1932. This is the French version.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 25, 2018
KENNETH D. SHOESMITH (1890-1939). SOUTH AMERICA BY ROYAL MAIL. Circa 1932. 39x25 inches, 99x63 cm. Mendip Press Ltd., London.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
KENNETH D. SHOESMITH (1890-1939) SOUTH AMERICA BY ROYAL MAIL. Circa 1932. 39 1/4x25 inches, 99 3/4x63 1/2 cm. Mendip Press Ltd., London. Condition B+: partially-replaced and overpainted bottom margin; overpainting at lower left edge; minor repaired tears, creases and restoration at edges. The Royal Mail Line, despite its name, which implies merely a cargo service for postage, is an old and prestigious company. Founded in 1839 as the RMSP (Royal Mail Steam Packet), the company became the largest shipping group in the world in 1927 when they purchased the White Star Line. Throughout the 1930s, the company worked in close association with Shoesmith, who designed many posters and postcards featuring Royal Mail ships. Shoesmith was primarily a maritime painter and the majority of his posters depict ships, although he also designed posters for the British Rail Companies and the Canadian Pacific.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 25, 2018
KENNETH D. SHOESMITH (1890-1939). CUNARD LINE / EUROPE - AMERICA / [AQUITANIA.] Circa 1925. 39x24 inches, 99x61 cm. Thomas Forman & Son
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
KENNETH D. SHOESMITH (1890-1939) CUNARD LINE / EUROPE - AMERICA / [AQUITANIA.] Circa 1925. 39x24 inches, 99x61 cm. Thomas Forman & Sons, Nottingham. Condition A-: minor restoration along vertical and horizontal folds and over small abrasions in margins and image; very slight discoloration in image; repaired pin holes in corners. The Aquitania is seen in the gap between two tall New York City buildings, being pulled out of New York harbor by a host of tugboats. Comparing the length of ocean liners to the height of skyscrapers became a common graphic conceit after the Empire State Building was completed in 1931, but here Shoesmith makes that same kind of comparison by utilizing a creative vantage point. He cleverly unifies the dark foreground with the lighter background via the curl of smoke wafting up from the tugboat. The smoke then echoes the steam emanating from the liner's four funnels and mingles with the poster's title. "One of the differences between the Aquitania and the Lusitania and the Mauretania was that she had one more passenger deck . . . [she] could carry a thousand passengers more than the earlier-built sister ships" (Passenger Ships p. 67). Passenger Ships 40, Weallans p. 96.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 22, 2018
Poster by Kenneth D. Shoesmith - Prince Line "Moorish Prince"
Est: €450 - €800
Prince Line "Moorish Prince" - 92x79, incl. original restored frame, ca. 1920, on japan by Kenneth D. Shoesmith (1890-1939)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Feb. 25, 2018
Royal Mail Line/South America. ca. 1920.
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
Artist: KENNETH DENTON SHOESMITH (1890-1939) Size: 25 x 39 3/4 in./63.5 x 101 cm Mendip Press, London A student of Fred Taylor and a sailor by trianing, Shoesmith was a brilliantly talented English painter, posterist and decorative artist who died before he was 50. The Royal Mail, a British steamship company serving far-flung locations not on the routes of the major carriers, enlisted his talents for several designs. He accomplished a handful in this stylized sunset aesthetic; this copy in particular is particularly stunning for the brightness of the colors, from the indigo sea to to blood-orange sky, and all the colors reflected in the portholes. *Provenance: Gail Chisholm Estate, NYC. Proceeds to be donated to Planned Parenthood of New York. (Ships; Travel)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Dec. 16, 2017
Poster by Kenneth D. Shoesmith - Prince Line "Moorish Prince"
Est: €480 - €800
Prince Line "Moorish Prince" - 92x79, incl. original restored frame, ca. 1920, on japan by Kenneth D. Shoesmith (1890-1939)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Mar. 29, 2017
Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (1890-1939) British. A Clipper in Full Sail, in Choppy Waters, Watercolour, Signed, 10.25" x 16.5".
Est: £150 - £250
Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (1890-1939) British. A Clipper in Full Sail, in Choppy Waters, Watercolour, Signed, 10.25" x 16.5".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Mar. 29, 2017
Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (1890-1939) British. A Clipper in Full Sail, Watercolour, Signed, 10.75" x 16.75".
Est: £150 - £250
Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (1890-1939) British. A Clipper in Full Sail, Watercolour, Signed, 10.75" x 16.75".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Mar. 12, 2017
Ligne Cunard /"Mauretania" à Cherbourg.
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
Artist: KENNETH DENTON SHOESMITH (1890-1939) Size: 27 1/2 x 16 in./89.8 x 40.5 cm It is rare that we are given a night scene in a ship portrait. Here, the red-stacked H.M.S. Mauretania is ablaze with lights in the Cherbourg harbor. Completed in 1907, the liner inaugurated Cunard's first sailing out of the port of Southampton and started calling on Cherbourg in 1911. The most popular ship ever to sail the North Atlantic, she continued cruising until September 26, 1934 when the Queen Mary was launched. "The vintage of ship to which the Mauretania belonged marked the zenith in class, sleekness, décor and clientele (Passenger Liners, p. 50). This is the smaller format, with French text. (Ship, Travel)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Oct. 27, 2016
KENNETH SHOESMITH (1890-1939). EASTBOURNE / SOUTHERN RAILWAY. 1938. 39x24 inches, 101x63 cm. McCorquodale & Co., Ltd., London.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
KENNETH SHOESMITH (1890-1939) EASTBOURNE / SOUTHERN RAILWAY. 1938. 39 3/4x24 3/4 inches, 101x63 cm. McCorquodale & Co., Ltd., London. Condition B+: replaced loses in lower left corner; repaired tears in margins, some affecting image; restoration in upper right margin. Faded. This is one of at least two posters Shoesmith designed for Eastbourne, the seaside resort on England's south coast, seen here including the bandstand (built in 1935) and in the distance the Wish Tower, a relic of the Napoleonic wars. Shoesmith applied the same attention to detail in his cityscapes as he did in his ship portraits.
Swann Auction Galleries