Stevens, Harry: Barmouth Estuary – SOLD
£550.00
A superb semi-abstract gouache, pastel and pencil with terrific flow and strong colours reflecting Harrys Steven’s skill as a poster artist. The work is signed to the upper right and also titled in pencil with a label for the Alderley Gallery, Alderley Edge to the reverse.
Artist: Harry Stevens, (1919-2008)
Title and date: Barmouth Estuary, early 1970s
Size: 20.0 x 30.0 cms.
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Description
Artist description:
With no formal art training, Harry Stevens started his design career in the exhibitions and the display trade. He went on to become a prolific freelance commercial artist, specialising in poster design. He worked for a wide variety of clients and agencies and in 1963 won the Council of Industrial Design Poster Award. In 1955 he joined the Society of Industrial Artists and was elected a Fellow ten years later. He was also a member of the Society of Modern Painters. Harry Stevens designed posters for London Transport from 1960-1978.