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From Winters Gloom to Summers Joy

Poster
1927 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Underground Electric Railways Company of London Ltd (issued by)
Kauffer, Edward McKnight (artist)
Place of origin
Greater London (issued)

Colour lithograph poster, signed 'E. McKnight Kauffer'.

An art deco-style design with an abstract graphic in the centre of the figure of a man in a black overcoat, surrounded by grey panels. This imagery represents the cold of winter and leads on to yellow and green panels on the right that represent summer. There is a small black tree on the left of the image and a text block below.

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view Art Deco printmakers The Art Deco design movement touched every creative medium from roughly 1910 to 1940, and prints and posters of the age were no exception. Ultimately about pleasure and modernity, the style widely reflected themes of fast-paced city life and featured bold geometric forms.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Transport
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleFrom Winters Gloom to Summers Joy (trade title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'From Winters Gloom to Summers Joy'. Colour lithograph poster designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. Issued by the Underground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd., 1927.
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster, signed 'E. McKnight Kauffer'.

An art deco-style design with an abstract graphic in the centre of the figure of a man in a black overcoat, surrounded by grey panels. This imagery represents the cold of winter and leads on to yellow and green panels on the right that represent summer. There is a small black tree on the left of the image and a text block below.
Dimensions
  • Height: 102.3cm
  • Width: 63.7cm
Measurements taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Style
Art Deco
Marks and inscriptions
'E. McKnight Kauffer' (Signed.)
Subjects depicted
Summer
Winter
Bibliographic references
  • Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
  • Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1971
Other number
21/G8 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.408-1971

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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