Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates, Part 1.
Howard Pyle (1853 – 1911), an American illustrator and author, is well known for his illustrations of pirates and is credited with creating what has become the modern stereotype of pirate dress. And...
View ArticleWinsor McCay: Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend, 1st Part
Winsor McCaybegann am 10. September 1904Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend als einen Zeitungs-comicstrip zu zeichnen. Genau wie sein anderer Strip Little Nemo zeigt er bizarre Träume, die nicht einer...
View ArticleEmilio Salgari: Il Corso Nero illustriert von Pipein Gamba
Il Corso Nero (Der schwarze Korsar) erschien 1898 in 23 Heft-Lieferungen. Jede war mit einem Bild ausgestattet. Signiert waren diese mit P(ipein) Gamba, einem der Pseudonyme des Genueser Künstlers...
View ArticleSketches for my Portfolio *ArcadianFantasies* Pierangelo Boog
For more information about my Portfolio and the30 limited sketches visit my homepagewww.pierangeloboog.com
View ArticleArthur Rackham: Illustrations for Alice's Adventure in Wonderland by Lewis...
Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) is the pseudonym of Charles Ludwidge Dodgson. He was a lecturer in logic and mathematics at Oxford University and author of several books. His best known are Alice’s...
View ArticleLyonel Feininger and his Kin-Der-Kids and Wee Willie Winkie's World, Part 1
Lyonel Feininger (1871–1956) was born and raised in New York. He moved at the age of sixteen to Germany, where he became one of the leading practitioners of German Expressionism and the Bauhaus....
View ArticleKari, the Elephant by Dhan Gopal Mukerdji illustrated by Zdenek Burian
Dhan Gopal Mukerji, Kari, the Elephant was written in 1922. You can name it an old-school boys adventure novel.The English edition was illustrated by J.E. Allen, a pulpillustrator.The Czech edition...
View ArticleThe War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells illustrated by Warwick Goble
Warwick Goble illustrated H.G. Wells'The War of the Worlds in 1898. It seems surprising to find the name of Warwick Goble, the illustrator of fairy books, connected to this famous SF novel. It was the...
View ArticleLyonel Feininger and his Kin-Der-Kids and Wee Willie Winkie's World, Part 2
The comic strips of Wee Willie Winkie's World are shown in chronological order. Some strips are in German language and are scanned from : The Kinder Kids, Lyonel Feiniger, Melzer Verlag 1975. If the...
View ArticleGerlach's Jugendbücherei: Brüder Grimms Kinder und -Hausmärchen, Bilder von...
Albert Weisgerber, 1878 in St. Ingbert geboren und 1915 bei Fromelles in Flandern gefallen, gestaltete in seiner frühen Schaffensphase Illustrationen zu einer Buchausgabe von Grimms Märchen, die in...
View ArticleThe Story of Peter Pan illustrated by Alice B. Woodward
Alice Bolingbroke Woodward (1862-1951) was a British illustrator best known for The Peter Pan Picture Book 1907. The Peter Pan Picture Book proved popular and remained in print in various forms until...
View ArticleEdmund Dulac's Fairy Book
Edmund Dulac’s Fairy Book was published by Hodder & Stoughton, Ltd., London, 1916It was reprinted several times with bookcovers in different colours.A Russian Fairy TaleThe daintiest, prettiest...
View ArticleGerlach's Jugendbücherei: Brüder Grimms Kinder- und Hausmärchen, Bilder von...
1908Zwei Selbstporträts von Albert WeisgerberWie wir in Part 1 erwähnt haben, hat Albert Weisgerber auch Bilder für die Zeitschrift Jugend gezeichnet.Wir zeigen hier einige Beispiele:As mentionned in...
View ArticleSergio Toppi: Der Mann vom Nil (L'Uomo del Nilo) 1.Teil
Sergio Toppi (1932 - 2012) war ein italienischer Illustrator und Comiczeichner. Seine ersten Comics zeichnete er für Il Corriere dei Piccoli 1966. Mehrere historische und Kriegsgeschichten folgten in...
View ArticleDugald Stewart Walker: Dream Boats and Other Stories
Dugald Stewart Walker (1883-1937) was an American artist associated with the Golden Age of Illustration. His paintings are influenced by Art Nouveau and Impressionism. He created illustrations for...
View ArticleZdenek Burian: Illustrations for Stevenson's Treasure Island
We have already shown different illustrations for Stevenson's Treasure Island, but we shouldn't miss Zdenek Burians pictures!
View ArticleThe Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare with Illustrations by Hugh...
Hugh Thomson (1860 -1920) was an Irish Illustrator born at Coleraine near Londonderry. He is best known for his pen-and-ink illustrations of works by authors such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and...
View ArticleThe Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe with Illustrations by Edmund Dulac
We show the illustrations of two books. First, The Bells and other Poems by Edgar Allan Poe with Illustrations by Edmund Dulac, and second, The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe with Illustrations by...
View ArticleEmil Zbinden: Holzschnitt-Illustrationen für Jeremias Gotthelf
Am 15. Mai 1933 machte sich die Schweizer BüchergildeGutenberg wegen der nazionalsozialistischen Schikanen von Deutschland unabhängig. In der Tradition der Büchergilde Gutenberg machte sie es sich zur...
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