Wednesday, 15 October 2025

Henry George Gawthorn

Born in Northampton in 1879 and died in 1941. He studied at the Heatherley School and Regent Polytechnic. He began his career in ad architect’s office before turning to painting and illustration. His work en compassed both fine and commercial art; he exhibited at the Royal Academy, London, and with the Society of Graphic Art, and was one of the leading travel artists working on commissions for railway companies,

A one-part post on the works of Henry George Gawthorn:


1916 Long Live Roumania - Remember Flag Day.Oct. 26
lithograph 50 x 35 cm

1917 National Service, Women's Land Army
WW1 lithograph

1920-40 Pencil Sketches: 
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, Bournemouth

Fishing on Bournemouth Pier
 pencil on card 26.7 x 18.3 cm

Couple playing golf
pencil on card 26.7 x 18.3 cm

Ballroom dancers
pencil on card 26.7 x 18.3 cm

Ballet performance in Bournemouth
pencil on card 26.7 x 18.3 cm

A Massage at the Pier Approach Baths, Bournemouth
pencil on card 26.7 x 18.3 cm

Motor Coach in the countryside
pencil on card 26.7 x 18.3 cm

Man playing a Wurlitzer Theatre Organ
pencil on card 26.7 x 18.3 cm

Man on Stage
pencil on card 26.7 x 18.3 cm

Lawn bowls competition
pencil on card 26.7 x 18.3 cm

Ice Hockey at the Westover Ice Rink, Bournemouth
pencil on card 26.7 x 18.3 cm

Skaters at the Westover Ice Rink, Bournemouth
pencil on card 26.7 x 18.3 cm

Shuffleboard on Bournemouth Pier
pencil on card 26.7 x 18.3 cm

Pleasure Steamer at Bournemouth Pier
pencil on card 26.7 x 18.3 cm

Outdoor Chess on on Bournemouth Pier
pencil on card 26.7 x 18.3 cm

Musical Conductor
pencil on card 26.7 x 18.3 cm

Two men playing lawn bowls
pencil on card 26.7 x 18.3 cm

Two men playing golf
pencil on card 26.7 x 18.3 cm

Squash player
pencil on card 26.7 x 18.3 cm

c1920 Fishermen
watercolour study 25 x 34.5 cm

c1924 Cruden Bay L.N.E.R.
lithograph 101 x 64 cm

c1925 St. Andrews L.N.E.R.
lithograph 75 x 62 cm

c1925 Skegness is So Bracing L.N.E.R.
lithograph 126.3 x 101.5 cm

c1925 Saltburn by the Sea L.N.E.R.
lithograph 101 x 62.5 cm

c1925 Visit India - A Street by Moonlight 
lithograph 100 x 63 cm

1926 Clacton-on-Sea L.N.E.R.
lithograph 100 x 126 cm

1927 Bridlington L.N.E.R.
lithograph 101.6 x 127 cm

c1928 Knaresborough, It's Quicker by Rail L.N.E.R.
lithograph

c1928 Knaresborough
Illustrated Guide lithograph

1928 The Forth Bridge on the L.N.E.R.
lithograph 102 x 127 cm

1929 Hull: Britain's Cheapest Port
lithograph 101.6 x 127 cm

c1930 Saltburn by the Sea L.N.E.R.
lithograph 100 x 63 cm

c1930 Redcar L.N.E.R.
lithograph  101.5 x 127 cm

c1930 Fraserburgh L.N.E.R.
lithograph  101 x 62.5 cm

1930 Brighton by Southern Region Express
lithograph 100.5 x 126 cm

1930s Going Cruising? Can we help you?
lithograph

1933 Capacity-Mobility on the L.N.E.R.
lithograph

1935 Great Yarmouth and Gorleston on Sea L.N.E.R.
lithograph 101.6 x 127 cm

1939 Bournemouth, Southern Railway
lithograph

Note: Dates were note found for the remainder of images in this post.

Hunstanton, It's Quicker by Rail L.N.E.R.
lithograph

Harwich-Zeebrugge
lithograph 100 x 62.8 cm 

Harrogate L.N.E.R.
lithograph

East Coast to Scotland L.N.E.R.
lithograph 305 x 198 cm

Arab
watercolour and pigment on board 61 x 45 cm

Mablethorpe L.N.E.R.
lithograph 100 x 62 cm

Lowestoft L.M.S.
lithograph

London & North Eastern Railway, Holiday Rivers
lithograph

Knaresborough, It's Quicker by Rail L.N.E.R.
lithograph 99 x 61 cm

Walton on Naze L.N.E.R.
lithograph 101.5 x 63 cm

St. Andrews, The Home of the Royal & Ancient Game L.N.E.R.
lithograph

South Shields, For Happy Seaside Outings
lithograph 70 x 50 cm

Silloth on Solway L.N.E.R.
lithograph

Saltburn by the Sea L.N.E.R.
lithograph