Norman Wilkinson (British, 1878-1971), ‘ The Company’s Resea...

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£400 - £500

Norman Wilkinson (British, 1878-1971), ‘ The Company’s Research Laboratory, Fulham ’, watercolour on paper. The work depicts a man at work in the laboratory of The London Gaslight & Coke Companies Headquarters, Fulham, London. Signed ‘ Norman Wilkinson 1930 ‘ to lower left. Framed and glazed. Wilkinson, mostly famed for his maritime images, exhibited his work over 500 times. An illustrator and poster artist, he also made an important contribution in both World Wars in the field of dazzle camouflage. Through the dissemination of his posters at railway stations, schools, and government offices, he became one of the countries most famous artists. He was knighted and appointed CBE in 1948. A regular exhibiter at the Royal Academy, Wilkinson was the president of The Royal Institute of the Painters in Watercolours and a member of The Royal Institute of Oil Painters. Provenance, the vendors father worked for North Thames Gas board and acquired the painting from the pictured Laboratory. 53cm x 35cm.