Title: Keeps London going
Artist: Man Ray
Published by: London Transport
Year: 1938
Size: 520mm x 840mm (20.5 x 33 inches)
This epic poster, by the Surrealist artist Man Ray, recently fetched the highest ever price for a transport poster at auction. It is quite unlike any other poster in terms of both appearance and how it was made. The image is the product of a camera-less photographic process. This involved placing three-dimensional objects directly onto photographic paper and exposing them to light.