Africa Safari – Imperial Airways
Collection: | ALL POSTERS, ART DECO AUTOUR DU MONDE |
Artist: | Charles Avalon |
Item Ref: | PEL328 |
Unframed, 100% cotton paper.
Limited edition of 280
Dimensions: 97 x 63.5 cms
Limited edition of 280
Dimensions: 97 x 63.5 cms
Price £420.00 inc. UK sales tax
‘Spotted’: Imperial Airways played an important role in the upsurge in air transport after the First World War, enabling colonial traders and affluent travellers to voyage far and wide across the British Empire, then at its zenith. The spectacular beauty and exotic wildlife of southern and eastern Africa was the source of much European intrigue and adventure, with travellers dreaming of a scene, such as depicted here. The Empire’s scale was such that the sun never set on it; but here, it stunningly obliges. The sunset’s purple hue silhouettes Africa’s natural exotica, with a leopard broodingly glaring into the observer’s eye.