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Clifford Ellis Wall Decorations

British, 1907-1985

Clifford Ellis was born in Bognor in Sussex and trained at Saint Martin’s School of Art and Regent Street Polytechnic. He was a graphic artist and illustrator who is best known for the posters he produced for London Transport during the 1930s. Ellis generally collaborated on posters with his wife, Rosemary, whom he married in 1931. The General Post Office, Shell and the Empire Marketing Board were also clients for the couple's posters. They signed their posters C&RE, their initials being in alphabetical order, and they are readily recognizable by their ebullient use of color and form. 

Employed during the war as a camoufleur, along with so many other artists, Ellis was also an official war artist, serving with the Grenadier Guards. Rosemary, meanwhile, was an artist for the Recording Britain project. Following the war, they trained art teachers at the Bath Academy of Art. They also designed a series of nearly 100 book jackets for the New Naturalist series, published by Collins between 1945–82, and were always fascinated by animals and natural history.

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Creator: Clifford Ellis
Clifford Ellis, Untitled
Clifford Ellis, Untitled

Clifford Ellis, Untitled

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

c.1955 Lithograph in colours on wove H69 x W93 cm (framed dimensions)

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20th Century Clifford Ellis Wall Decorations

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Paper

Clifford Ellis, Autumn in Yellow and Brown
Clifford Ellis, Autumn in Yellow and Brown

Clifford Ellis, Autumn in Yellow and Brown

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

Gouache on paper H35.5 x W25.5 cm (framed dimensions)

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Mid-20th Century Clifford Ellis Wall Decorations

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Paint

Clifford Ellis, Untitled (abstract)
Clifford Ellis, Untitled (abstract)

Clifford Ellis, Untitled (abstract)

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

1957 Oil on canvas H62 x W94 cm (framed dimensions)

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Mid-20th Century Clifford Ellis Wall Decorations

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Paint

Clifford Ellis, Abstract in Grey II
Clifford Ellis, Abstract in Grey II

Clifford Ellis, Abstract in Grey II

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

Pencil and Gouache on paper H29.5 x W20 cm (framed dimensions)

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Mid-20th Century Clifford Ellis Wall Decorations

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Paint

Clifford Ellis, Chickens and Chicken Shed

Clifford Ellis, Chickens and Chicken Shed

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

Watercolour on paper H52 x W69 cm (unframed artwork)

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Mid-20th Century Clifford Ellis Wall Decorations

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Paint

Clifford Ellis, Swallow III
Clifford Ellis, Swallow III

Clifford Ellis, Swallow III

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

Watercolour and pencil on paper H36 x W31 cm (framed dimensions)

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Mid-20th Century Clifford Ellis Wall Decorations

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Paint

Clifford Ellis, Abstract in Black and Grey
Clifford Ellis, Abstract in Black and Grey

Clifford Ellis, Abstract in Black and Grey

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

Gouache and pencil on paper H19 x W25 cm (framed dimensions)

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Mid-20th Century Clifford Ellis Wall Decorations

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Paint

Clifford Ellis, Collage I (landscape)
Clifford Ellis, Collage I (landscape)

Clifford Ellis, Collage I (landscape)

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

Collage on paper H25 x W67 cm (framed dimensions)

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Early 20th Century Clifford Ellis Wall Decorations

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Paper

Clifford Ellis, Curlew II
Clifford Ellis, Curlew II

Clifford Ellis, Curlew II

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

Pencil on paper H25 x W31.5 cm (framed dimensions)

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Early 20th Century Clifford Ellis Wall Decorations

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Paper

Clifford Ellis, Form
Clifford Ellis, Form

Clifford Ellis, Form

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

Gouache on paper H33.5 x W41 cm (framed dimensions)

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Mid-20th Century Clifford Ellis Wall Decorations

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Paint

Clifford Ellis, Variations on Six (Blue on Black)
Clifford Ellis, Variations on Six (Blue on Black)

Clifford Ellis, Variations on Six (Blue on Black)

By Clifford Ellis

Located in London, GB

Lithograph H87 x W66.5 cm (framed dimensions)

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20th Century Clifford Ellis Wall Decorations

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Paper

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