Barnett Freedman: Swaledale, the original painting for the You Can Be Sure of Shell poster, circa 1932 - on Art WW I

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Barnett Freedman:
Swaledale, the original painting for the You Can Be Sure of Shell poster, circa 1932

Framed (ref: 10606)
Oil on board

11 4/10 x 15 1/3 in. (29 x 39 cm)

Tags: Barnett Freedman oil panel houses landscape



Provenance: The Artist's Family


Exhibited: Barnett Freedman 1901-1957, Retrospective exhibition at the Arts Council, 1958, catalogue no. 28

This design was part of the 'Everywhere You Go You Can Be Sure of Shell' series, advertising Shell Motor Spirit. The painting was reproduced as a lithograph, printed by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Ltd in 1932, and examples of the work can be found in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.  It was predominantly used as a lorry-bill



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