Thursday, February 4, 2010

Speeding to Livingston ...

Here's another of my favorite Montana railroad posters. This one was painted about 1930 or so by a man named Gustav Krollman, who worked as an artist for the Northern Pacific for several years. Krollman did a whole series of posters for the NP in a similar style, depicting attractions along the NP line. (And a few that weren't -- his subject matter extended all the way to Alaska.)

It's a gorgeous and evocative image, without a doubt. (Those are the Absarokas in the background.) I have to say, though ... the train looks more like one that should be headed to Hogwarts, rather than Livingston.

Posted by Mark at 8:00 AM
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4 comments:

  1. Railroad posters rock. Such great artwork!
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  2. Yeah, this is all great stuff ... though of course I like the MIlwaukee artwork the best. :)

    This particular one was reprinted back in the 80s or 90s, and you should be able to find it without too much trouble ...
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  3. Mark,

    I have not been able to find this reproduction anywhere. Any thoughts?
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  4. It's been a long time since I've seen reproductions of the old Northern Pacific prints for sale locally, but there are still a couple of places offering current reprints of this poster on eBay. I imagine they're "giclée" prints (produced on demand with a high-quality computer printer) ... I couldn't vouch for their quality, but they should be pretty good, and they're fairly reasonably priced.
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