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Lot 56: VERNEY L. DANVERS WHERE IT IS WARM AND BRIGHT. 1924.

Est: $3,000 USD - $4,000 USDSold:
Swann Auction GalleriesNew York, NY, USNovember 11, 2002

Item Overview

Description

38 3/4x23 1/4 inches. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, London.
Condition A. Matted and framed.
"A perfect example of 'soft sell' advertising from the heyday of the Underground poster, this evocative image of the city draws the eye to the Underground symbol, which beckons like a familiar beacon in the gloom" (Underground p. 42). Danvers also designed posters for the Southern Railway and the London & North Eastern Railway.

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Auction Details

100 IMPORTANT TRAVEL POSTERS

by
Swann Auction Galleries
November 11, 2002, 12:00 AM EST

104 East 25th Street, New York, NY, 10010, US