£90
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Adrian Hill RBA, RI (1895-1977) - A Tragic Shortcut; "Evening Star", a pair, from a series "Engines in Distress", both signed, one signed verso, mixed media on paper, 20cm x 29cm and 20cm x 30cm, unframed (2)
Sold with the artist's back labels, one dated 1972, and inscribed Engines in Distress, No 6, The Tragic Shortcut/LNER Sandringham Class 4 4-6-0 " the only available evidence to confirm the tragic end of this famous train, discovered grounded in the desolate region of the Romney Marshes" (Lumley Observer 3.10.67) and the mysterious discovery of the Evening Star, the last Riddle 9F 2-10-0 Express Steam engine to be built in Great Britain abandoned on the lower reaches of Clapham Common, Sept 30th 1969 (2)
Both in good condition
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