Albert Edward Halliwell

1905-1987

The Lord Mayor's Show

Ref: 2155

Original Design for a Poster, 1928

Signed, inscried and dated (1928) and further inscribed The Lord Mayor's Show/Experimental Poster

Gouache with mixed media, 20.5 by 12 ins

 

A design for a currently untraced poster for the Lord Mayor's Show in 1928. Halliwell was experimenting with media for this subject, notable in the mottled effect in the paint, possibly created with the use of stencils. A version of the poster also exists in collage cut-out form. 

 

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