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Fred TaylorMagdalen Tower, Magdalen College, Oxford watercolour by Fred Taylor
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Fred Taylor (1875 - 1963)
Magdalen Tower from Magdalen Bridge
Watercolour
25 x 37 cm
Signed lower left.
Fred Taylor captures the indomitable features of Magdalen Tower. The spire rises into a pale sky as undergraduates stream past the entrance to the Porter's Lodge. An old-fashioned car drives up the High.
This watercolour of Magdalen was a design for the front cover of a guidebook about Oxford.
Fred Taylor was a London-born painter and poster designer. He studied at the Académie Julian in Paris, and Goldsmiths’ in London, later travelling to Italy on a scholarship to study art. He produced many poster designs for railway and shipping firms and was an official camoufleur during the Second World War. He exhibited at the Royal Academy.
- Creator:Fred Taylor (1875 - 1963, British)
- Dimensions:Height: 9.85 in (25 cm)Width: 14.57 in (37 cm)
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- Condition:Very good.
- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU795312398702
Fred Taylor
Fred Taylor was one of Britain's leading poster artists between 1908 and the 1940s and is best known for his architectural posters. A Londoner, he studied in Paris at the Académie Julian and at Goldsmiths College, where he was awarded a gold medal for posters. A member of The Art Workers' Guild from 1924, Taylor designed many posters for the railway and shipping companies, as well as for the Empire Marketing Board. A regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy, he served during World War II as a naval caumofleur.
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