Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Austin Cooper, 1890–1964, British, born in Canada

Commissioned by London and North Eastern Railway, British

Printed by Ben Johnson & Company Ltd
Title:
A Music Lover's Pilgrimage, No. 5: "Vienna, Birthplace of Schubert"
Date:
1930
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 39 3/4 x 25 1/16 inches (101 x 63.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
In metallic gray type, beneath image: "AUSTIN COOPER". In beige type, left edge of image: "A MUSIC-LOVER'S PILGRIMAGE NO. [superscript] 5"; in purple type, bottom edge of image, "54 NUSSDORFER STRASSE". In green and gold type, beneath image, center: "DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE| VIA HARWICH LNER". In gray type, bottom left corner of sheet, "PRINTED BY BEN JOHNSON & CO., LTD., YORK"; bottom edge of sheet, center: "PRINTED IN ENGLAND"; bottom right edge of sheet: "PUBLISHED BY THE LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY". In graphite, bottom right edge of matt: "AUSTIN COOPER, Original Poster c1930 $850". On verso, in graphite, top center: "25 x 39 1/2"; bottom left corner, "LOT| 250C".
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965
Copyright Status:
© National Railway Museum / SSPL
Accession Number:
B2002.22.8
Classification:
Posters
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:52261