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Painting, oil on canvas, Building an Engine at Crewe Works, by Norman Wilkinson R I, about 1930. Depicts the interior of the Erecting Shop at the London, MIdland & Scottish Railway's Crewe Works with lines of steam locomotives under construction. Components lie on the floor next to the engines, and in the foreground a blacksmith is heating a part in the brazier. Original artwork for London, Midland & Scottish Railway poster, published as number 84 in "The Best Way" series. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Framed, unglazed.
Details
- Category:
- Pictorial Collection (Railway)
- Object Number:
- 1976-9305
- Measurements:
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overall; frame: 897 mm x 1283 mm x 50 mm,
overall; image: 746 mm x 1133 mm
- type:
- painting, oil painting and poster artwork
