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.

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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 177, Recommended for the Morris (1928), no artist given. Painting of the front of a Morris car with the caption; "Lubricant recommended for the Morris, double Shell Oil, Modern Lubrication for Modern Motors."

    Lubricant Recommended for the Morris

    • 1928
    • Shell Studio

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  2. Shell poster number 97, See Britain First on Shell - Lynmouth by Charles Dominique Fouqueray (1925). Painting of the harbourside at Lynmouth.

    Lynmouth

    • 1925
    • Dominique Charles Fouqueray

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  3. Shell poster number 33c, Marine and Industrial Lubrication (1922) by Shell Studio. Illustration shows oil cans in front of a marine/industrial background.

    Marine and Industrial Lubrication

    • 1922
    • Shell Studio

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  4. Shell poster number 321, Marwood, North Devon by Eric George. Landscape painting of hills around Marwood, Devon, with a farm house in the foreground, a horse and rider, a farmer and farm equipment.

    Marwood, North Devon

    • 1932
    • Eric George

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  5. Shell poster number 477, Miles-Whitney Straight by Edward McKnight Kauffer. Photograph of the Miles-Whitney Straight monoplane with the text, 'Lubrication by Shell'.

    Miles – Whitney Straight

    • 1937
    • Edward McKnight Kauffer

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  6. Shell poster number 193, Bathing by Tom Purvis (1928). Stylised painting of a modern day bather (1920s), with another in the background dressed more modestly. Caption reads; Modern days - modern ways, Shell Lubricating Oil for modern motors."

    Modern Days – Modern Ways

    • 1928
    • Tom Purvis

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  7. Shell poster number 458, Monument to George III, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, by Szegedi Szuts. Painting of the George III monument (also known as the Ailesbury Column) in the distance, with a corridor of trees leading up to it.

    Monument to George III, Savernake Forest

    • 1936
    • Szegedi Szuts

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  8. Shell poster number 430, Motorists Prefer Shell, by J.S. Anderson. Painting/drawing of various car components, including pistons.

    Motorists Prefer Shell

    • 1935
    • John Stewart Anderson

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  9. Shell poster number 360, Mousehole, Penzance by Alexander Stuart-Hill. Stylized, dramatic painting of a train track and road leading down to the town of Mousehole.

    Mousehole, Penzance

    • 1932
    • Alexander Stuart-Hill

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Panoramic view of the first floor of the National Motor Museum

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