EILEEN EVANS (1921-2006) & REGINALD MOUNT (1906-1979): An original ink poster design for the British Railways Southern Region poster ‘See Britain by Train – Our Heritage, Country Houses’
EILEEN EVANS (1921-2006) & REGINALD MOUNT (1906-1979): An original ink poster design for the British Railways Southern Region poster ‘See Britain by Train – Our Heritage, Country Houses’
Eileen Evans (1921-2006) and Reginald Mount (1906-1979) as The Mount/ Evans Design Studio: An original poster design artwork for the British Railways Southern Region poster ‘See Britain by Train – Our Heritage, Country Houses’. Circa 1956.
The illustration depicts a Tudor lady in courtly dress (possibly Mary Tudor). The drawing is in black ink, gouache and pencil on paper upon artists board. The design is inscribed “1 sharp print please, unglazed glossy”.
Dimensions: Artists board overall approximately 23.75cm high x 19cm wide.
Condition report: Overall condition good – paper discolouration visible to edges, particularly to left margin. There is some rounding to board corners, paper separating from board to corner. Additionally there are ink and gouache marks visible to top right corner. Displays very well.
The finished poster using this design features an image of contemporary mid century photograph of Knole House
Reginald Mount OBE (1906 – 1979) was a British artist and graphic designer know particularly for his poster designs. During the Second World War he worked for the Ministry for Information producing propaganda and public safety posters. Mount first began working here with Eileen Evans, who would become his long-term collaborator.
Eileen Evans (1921-2006) was a British artist and graphic designer who began her career in the Ministry of Information designing public information and propaganda posters during the Second World War. It was here that she began her collaboration with Reginald Mount.
Mount and Evans formed their business the Mount/ Evans Studio during the 1950s. The studios output included posters, album cover art and promotional material of all types. The Keep Britain Tidy illustrations from this period are perhaps some of their most recognisable. They additionally produced work for the Department of Health and the British Army. Reginald Mount and Eileen Evans pieces do not often appear on the open market – the original artwork produced by Mount for the iconic movie poster for The Ladykillers sold at auction in 2019 for a hammer price of £12,000.
For further reading on the artists see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Mount
Our stone includes a number of paintings and designs executed by Mount & Evans. For more information see EILEEN EVANS (1921-2006) & REGINALD MOUNT (1906-1979): An original poster design artwork for the British Railways Southern Region poster ‘See Britain by Train – Our Heritage, Castles’
Dimensions: Artists board overall approximately 23.75cm high x 19cm wide.
Price: £120
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Condition Report: Overall condition good – paper discolouration visible to edges, particularly to left margin. There is some rounding to board corners, paper separating from board to corner. Additionally there are ink and gouache marks visible to top right corner. Displays very well.