Mercedes 280SL Wall Art
The Mercedes 280 SL is a two-seat roadster/coupe and was introduced in December 1963 at the Geneva Motor Show and continued in production through 23 February 1971.
The W 113 SL was developed under the auspices of Mercedes Benz Technical Director Fritz Nallinger Chief Engineer Rudolf Uhlenhaut and Head of Styling Fredrich Geiger , who had previously designed the iconic 500K/540K and 300 SL. The lead designers were Paul Bracq and Bela Barenyi , who created its patented,[2] slightly concave hardtop, which inspired the "Pagoda" nickname.
Over the years, the W 113 evolved from a sports car into a comfortable grand tourer, and US models were by then usually equipped with the 4-speed automatic transmission and air conditioning.
Dimensions: 140 x 57cm
Limited edition of 10
About the Artist
Ella Freire is a London based screen printing artist, who has been working out of her Wimbledon studio for the last 14 years. She has been inspired by classic cars, vintage cameras and a huge collection of 60's and 70's bus and airplane luggage tags, train and bus tickets, and matchbox labels.
A few years ago she had the time to delve back in to her large collection of vintage luggage tags with their wonderful graphics and iconic designs from the Golden Age of travel. She had always wanted to do really large prints of these, which have always appealed to her because of their simplicity and bold colours.
Ella has replicated the tags as closely as possible to the originals with their bright colour palette. The artwork is printed on 100% cotton archival paper, then mounted onto card and cut out to shape, including the perforated edges, punched hole through a reinforced tab overlaid on the print. The labels are printed in a very limited editions and are available, framed, in large and small sizes.
Ella has been licensed by Pan Am Brands, American Airlines (TWA) and Braniff International to create these limited edition prints. Her highly sought after artwork is currently displayed in the Pan Am Museum Gallery in New York.
Ella is represented, exclusively, by Air Contemporary Gallery in London, UK and by J. Nunez Galleries in New Jersey and AZart Gallery in Woodstock, USA.
Ella’s luggage label prints were accepted and displayed at the 2024 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.