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| Click image to enlarge Still-Life of Exotic Fruit Mark Gertler The Empire Marketing Board, 1931 The Victoria & Albert Museum |
Painted in 1931 by Mark Gertler (1891-1939), this still-life of a basket holding pineapple, apples, bananas and pears on a cloth-draped table, was commissioned by the Empire Marketing Board.
The Marketing Board had been established in 1926 in order to promote trade with the Colonies and Dominions of the British Empire. This original painting was one of several lush designs which, through using brilliant, enticing imagery, were commissioned to encourage British people to support these growing industries.
Posters printed with these paintings, many of which were the work of Gertler in a similarly appealing style, were emblazoned with effective slogans such as "Buy Empire Every Day" and "Follow the Flag in all your Purchases."
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