Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures, Part 1
Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures appeared 1913. The following note is found in the book:A few of the illustrations in this book have been published before in magazines or periodicals; in most cases...
View ArticleDaniel Defoe: Kapitän Singleton illustriert von Zdenek Burian
Daniel Defoe was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy, now most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Daniel Defoe's novel Captain Singleton(1720) is a bipartite adventure story...
View ArticleSchweizer Sagen mit Bildern von Felix Hoffmann, 1.Part
Heiny Widmer, ehemaliger Konservator, Kunsthaus Aarau schreibt über den Künstler Felix HoffmannFelix Hoffmann liesse sich ausstellungsmässig, wollte man das tun, auf die verschiedenste Weise...
View ArticleArthur Rackham's Book of Pictures, Part 2
THE GREEN DRAGON ONCE UPON A TIME THE SEA SERPENT THE WIZARD actually, the wizard is a self-portrait of Arthur Rackham THE HAUNTED WOOD ELFIN REVELLERS HI! YOU UP THERE THE GOSSIPS JACK FROST MOTHER...
View Article"Jasmin" - Charcoal Portrait by Pierangelo Boog
The original is Charcoal on paper, 33 x 38 cmI have a limited edition of 20 prints to sale on mywebsite www.pierangeloboog.com
View ArticleZdenek Burian Bilder zu Alfred Assolant: Die wunderbaren, aber wahrhaftigen...
Jean Baptiste Alfred Assolant (1827-1886) war ein französischer Schriftsteller. Er veröffentlichte unter dem Titel: Scènes de la vie des États-Unis (1859) mehrere Novellen, die durch die Lebhaftigkeit...
View ArticleCharlotte Harding, American Illustrator
Charlotte Harding (1873-1951) was the fourth of the young Philadelphia women to come from the early [Howard Pyle] Drexel classes. She, too, had the decorative bent and indulged it with more freedom and...
View ArticleSchweizer Sagen mit Bildern von Felix Hoffmann, Part 2
Der wilde GeisslerDas Bergmännchen als Freier Die Taufe der ErdleuteDie Schildwache in Paris Die Meisterin als Hexe Das ToggeliVenediger und HirtenknabeDie drei Rosse Hufeisen und HaarflechteDer...
View ArticleCarlo Collodi: Pinocchios Abenteuer illustriert von Roberto Innocenti, Part 1
Italian illustrator Roberto Innocenti is known for his highly detailed, painterly style and his devotion to realistic representation in such classic works as Cinderella, The Adventures of Pinocchio, A...
View ArticleThe Russian Story Book illustrated by Frank C. Papé
Frank Cheyne Papé (1878 - 1972) was an English artist and book illustrator. He studied at The Slade School of Fine Art, completing his studies circa 1902-04. Papé was married to a fellow Slade student,...
View ArticleJules Verne: Die geheimnisvolle Insel (The mysterious Island) illustrated by...
The first edition of Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island (L'Ile Mysterieuse) appeared in 1874-75. It contained 154 pictures by Jules Ferat. Ferat's illustrations will be shown in a later post. The...
View ArticleCarlo Collodi: Pinocchios Abenteuer illustriert von Roberto Innocenti Part 2
Das schöne Mädchen mit dem blauen Haar lässt den hölzernen Jungen vom Baum herunterholen, legt ihn ins bett und ruft drei Ärzte herbei, um zu erfahren, ob er tot oder lebendig sei.Und alsbald kamen die...
View ArticleCharles Folkard's Illustrations for British Fairy and Folk Tales
Charles James Folkard (6 April 1878 – 26 February 1963) was an English illustrator. He worked as a conjuror before becoming a prolific illustrator of children’s books. In 1915, he created Teddy Tail, a...
View ArticleFrederick Richardson: Illustrations for Little Peachling
Frederick Richardson (1862 –1937) was an American illustrator of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, perhaps best remembered for his illustrations of works by L.Frank Baum.Richardson was...
View ArticlePeter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J.M. Barrie illustrated by Arthur Rackham,...
The first editions of Peter Pan in the Kensington Gardens, were originally published by Hodder & Stoughton, London in 1906 and by Charles Scriber's Sons, New York in 1907. They contained fifty...
View ArticlePart 2: Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J.M. Barrie illustrated by Arthur...
J. M. Barrie was an individual whose childhood did not end with the progression of his age or rather, arguably, ever. Like the character of Peter Pan, he attempted to live a very whimsical life...
View ArticleW. W. Denslow: Pictures for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Part 1
William Wallace "W. W." Denslow (May 25, 1856 – May 27, 1915) was an American illustrator and caricaturist remembered for his work in collaboration with author L.Frank Baum, especially his...
View ArticleWarwick Goble Illustrations for Folk-Tales of Bengal
We have already shown several books illustrated by Warwick Goble. Here, an other beautiful work by Warwick Goble!In my Peasant Life in Bengal I make the peasant boy Govinda spend some hours every...
View ArticleChristopher Wormell: Pictures for Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli's Brothers
Christopher Wormell, born 1955 in Gainsborough, is a British artist who has used his expertise in linoleum block print to create animal illustrations for several concept books geared for young...
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