Shell poster number 292, Salcombe by Hal Woolf. Landscape painting depciting Salcombe, with the beach and hills in the background and houses and part of the church at the front of the image.

Explore the Shell Heritage Art Collection

The Shell Heritage Art Collection is one of the most important collections of 20th Century British commercial art. Featuring the work of well-known modern British artists, some selected posters from the Collection can viewed here. 

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  1. Shell poster number 170, Eagles and Car by R.B. Studios (1928). Picture shows a speeding vintage car incorporating the graphic design of two eagles produced in an art deco style.

    The Quick Starting Pair

    • 1928
    • Studios (RB)

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  2. Shell poster number 1559, The Winner … Shell (1952) by John Skeaping. Illustration of a horse and jockey by John Skeaping, a celebrated portrayer of animals in drawing and sculpture.

    The Winner … Shell

    • 1952
    • John Skeaping

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  3. Shell poster number 139, World's fastest motor oil (1926), Shell Studio. Painting shows Shell oil drums in foreground, motorcyclists and a man holding a can of Shell oil are in the background. Caption reads; "The World's Fastest Motor Cycle Oil, Now a pint at a time from Drums".

    The World’s Fastest Motor Cycle Oil

    • 1926
    • Shell Studio

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  4. Shell poster number 470, The "Jungle", Lincoln by Adrian Daintrey. Landscape painting of an early 19th century Lincolnshire folly.

    The ‘Jungle’, Lincoln

    • 1936
    • Adrian Daintrey

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  5. Shell poster number 448, Tourists Prefer Shell by Tristram Hillier. Painting of a beach scene, the sea is in the background with a galleon type ship sailing by. A white cliff with a lighthouse is in the background. There are brightly coloured and patterned beach huts on the shoreline. There is a table at the forefront of the picture showing various tourist paraphernalia, including a map.

    Tourists Prefer Shell

    • 1936
    • Tristram Hillier

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  6. Shell poster number 468, Tudor Tower at Pentlow, Essex by K.G. Chapman. Painting of the Tudor Tower at Pentlow, surrounded by trees.

    Tudor Tower, Pentlow, Essex

    • 1936
    • K.G. Chapman

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  7. Shell poster number 126, Unadulterated, Shell Studio (1926). Painting of a man filling up a female motorist's car from a Shell petrol pump. Caption reads; "Unadulterated - these signs guarantee that."

    Unadulterated

    • 1926
    • Shell Studio

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  8. Poster of Walton Castle Somerset, 1936, Edward Bawden

    Walton Castle, Clevedon, Somerset

    • 1936
    • Edward Bawden

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  9. Shell poster number 1515, Weathercock (1952) by George Chapman. Stylised painting of a weathercock with grey skies in the background. Text reads: "cold coming - winterproof your car with Shell Motor Oil".

    Weathercock

    • 1952
    • George Chapman

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Panoramic view of the first floor of the National Motor Museum

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