Poster; Femme bien informee, by Harry Stevens, 1972
Main details
| Reference number | 1983/4/7870 |
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| Description | London Transport published this poster in 1972. It was designed by Harry Stevens to promote the City's museums and art galleries. The 'femme bien informée' is admiring a selection of famous paintings from the National Gallery Collection: The Arnolfini Portrait, (1434) by Jan van Eyck; The Fighting Temeraire, (1939) by J M W Turner; Venice: The Basin of San Marco on Ascension Day, (about 1740) by Canaletto; and Le Chapeau de Paille, (1622-5) by Peter Paul Rubens. The woman looks as though she has just stepped out of a painting by Pablo Picasso. At the bottom of the poster is an exhibition label. It reads : 'A Tribute to a Master Femme Bien Informée, by Harry Stevens, London Transport Art Collection'. As well as commemorating the art of Picasso, Stevens also pays tribute to the London Transport poster, by labelling it as part of an 'art' collection. |
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| Dates | 1972 |
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| Print code | 472/2015M/6000 |
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| Completeness | 89% |
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Physical description
Dimensions Attribute Value Height 1016mmWidth 635mmDescriptive size Double royalColour Attribute Value Colour - Brown
- Orange
- Blue
Item content Attribute Value Object title Femme bien informeeText A Tribute to a master .....by Harry Stevens London Transport
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People involved
Role Person(s) involved Artist Harry Stevens, 1972Printer C J Petyt Ltd, 1972Publisher London Transport, 1972 -
Associated companies, people and places
Places Borough Greater London,