Lot 113: POSTER: HENRY GEORGE GAWTHORN (1879-1941) THE FORTH BRIDGE. 1928. 39x49 inches. David Allen & Sons, London.

HENRY GEORGE GAWTHORN (1879-1941) THE FORTH BRIDGE. 1928.
39 1/2x49 3/4 inches. David Allen & Sons, London.
Condition B+: restoration along vertical and horizontal folds; restoration in margins and corners.
An exceptional nocturnal scene in which the design and beauty of the bridge rise into the night sky. The peaceful blue of the evening is punctuated by the orange glow of the train's lights, which also illuminate the underside of the arch it is passing under. "The Forth Bridge crosses the estuary of the River Forth in Scotland to connect the East Coast route between London and Aberdeen. It was designed by Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker and opened by the Prince of Wales in 1890" (Railway p. 137). Begun in 1883, the bridge was regarded as the eighth wonder of the world upon its completion, made of 54,000 tons of steel and 6.5 million rivets. Railway p. 136, Le Train p. 24.