LT Wings Of Joy General London Transport

£1,450.00

Original vintage London Transport travel poster featuring a poem The Birds (also known as The Rossetti Manuscript) by the notable artist and poet William Blake (1757-1827) from his Notebook 1800 - Come, on wings of joy we'll fly To where my bower hands on high; Come, and make thy calm retreat Among green leaves and blossoms sweet - with London Transport General logo roundel below scenic artwork by the French Art Deco artist Andre Edouard Marty (1882-1974) depicting two elegant ladies and two gentlemen enjoying a picnic tea in a countryside park in the sunshine, sitting on the grass surrounded by trees. Printed by Vincent Brooks Day & Son, London. Fair condition, restored tears, restored paper losses, restored creasing, staining, backed on linen.

Country

UK

Year

1931

Style

Travel Posters

Artist

A.E. Marty

Size (cm)

101x64