Tag Archives: James Fitton

A curiosity

By crownfolio | Published: January 23, 2012

Once again, found in the great warehouse of curiosities which is eBay.  It’s a Fitton, not a poster this time but a painting. And I’m pretty sure it’s the same Fitton too.  Certainly the signature matches those on the paintings in the Dulwich Art Gallery catalogue. But even were it not signed, that acid green [...]

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Surf, psychosis and Audrey Hepburn

By crownfolio | Published: November 23, 2011

Remember I asked last week where all the traditional railway posters have gone?  Well now I know the answer: they’re all in the forthcoming Onslows Sale. Ronald Lampitt, 1948, est. £500-600 There’s no shortage of them yet, that’s for certain.  In fact, in some wierd inversion of the natural order of the world, Onslows are [...]

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A moving story

By crownfolio | Published: August 5, 2011

This, as it turns out, is an appropriate message from James Fitton. We bought it at the last Onslow’s auction (in the after sale, to be precise) but have only just got round to picking it up.  Fitton’s sense of colour is as brilliant and unique as ever; the more I see of his work, [...]

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Don’t mention (all of) the war

By crownfolio | Published: July 20, 2011

Back in my student days, now rather some time ago, I was sent to chaperone some Belgian friends of the family when they made a short visit to London, to assist with the language and the mysteries of the London Underground. There are three things that I remember clearly from this trip: a meal out [...]

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Pheasants and Leaves

By crownfolio | Published: July 1, 2011

This post is mostly by way of a thankyou to Shelf Appeal, who pointed us at an eBay listing earlier in the week.  And so we won this, which I am very pleased about indeed. It’s by James Fitton and is a lovely bright copy of one of my favourite ever posters.  So much one [...]

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RIP COI

By crownfolio | Published: June 29, 2011

So the Central Office of Information is to be no more (news here in the Guardian).  This is a sad end because once upon a time they produced some rather wonderful posters.  Here’s a handy thought from them for this time of the year. Coincidentally, I reccently bought a history of the COI from Abebooks. [...]

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