Teignmouth is Devon

Made:
1957
maker:
Douglas Mays
Painting oil on canvas 'Teignmouth is Devon' by Douglas Lionel

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Painting oil on canvas 'Teignmouth is Devon' by Douglas Lionel
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National Railway Museum, York

Painting, oil on canvas, 'Teignmouth is Devon' by Douglas Lionel Mays, 1957. Original artwork for British Railways (Western Region) poster. The painting depicts a man and two young women in swimwear on the beach at night, beneath a moonlit and starry sky. The man removes a towelling robe from one woman, while the other runs excitedly towards the sea. In the background are the lights of the promenade and the red cliffs of Teignmouth Ness. Unframed.

Details

Category:
Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Object Number:
1977-5728
Materials:
oil paint and canvas
Measurements:
overall; image: 916 mm x 613 mm x 20 mm,
type:
painting, oil painting and poster artwork