Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954)
Dinton Castle Near Aylesbury
£525
Auction: 29 April 2021 at 19:00 BST
Description
lithographic poster, 1936, condition A-; not backed, framed
Dimensions
76cm x 114 cm (30in x 45in)
Footnote
Literature:
Hewitt, The Shell Poster Book, 71.
Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890–1954) is now considered one of the most influential graphic designers of the 20th Century. Originally a painter from America, he moved to Britain in 1914. He was influenced by Cubism and Vorticism, and produced posters for many organisations including London Transport and the Great Western Railway. He was Shell’s principal poster designer, and produced over 180 artworks for Shell during the 1920s and 1930s.
Dinton Castle, which is also known as Dinton Folly, is located just north of the village of Dinton in Buckinghamshire and was built by Sir John Vanhatten in 1769 as an eyecatcher from Dinton Hall. He used the Folly to store his collection of fossils in the limestone walls.