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Category Archives: Illustrations
Picasso’s Last Words | Drink to Me, Drink to My Health
World renowned Spanish painter, sculptor, print-maker, ceramicist, and stage designer Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, (Pablo Picasso) was born on 25 October, 1881 but spent most of his adult life in France. As one of the greatest and most influential artists … Continue reading
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What do Two Drinkers and a Hypochondriac Have in Common?
French print-maker, caricaturist, painter, and sculptor Honoré-Victorin Daumier was born in Marseille on February 26, 1808. In his youth, Daumier showed an irresistible inclination towards art as a profession, which his father vainly tried to avert by placing him first … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Gallery Art, Illustrations, Paintings, Watercolours
Tagged caricatures, Lithography, print-maker
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Get Your Togs Off | Swimsuits Are Optional
Paul Serusier – In 1888, while a student at the Academie Julian in Paris, Serusier visited the Breton village of Pont-Aven, where he met the influential painter Paul Gauguin. The young Serusier adopted with enthusiasm many of Gauguin’s revolutionary ideas, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Erotic Art, Gallery Art, Illustrations, OilPainting, Paintings, Watercolours
Tagged Bathers, Swimmers
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The Presentation, Sir Lancelot and the Wise Virgins
English artist and illustrator Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (1872 – 1945) was born in Upper Norwood, Surrey. The late Victorian period produced a fine school of artist-illustrators of whom Fortescue-Brickdale was one of the best. She illustrated many books and also painted … Continue reading
Pierre Bonnard | Le Nabi le trés japonard
French painter, illustrator, and print-maker Pierre Bonnard was born in Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine on 3 October 1867. Bonnard showed a talent for drawing and water colours, as well as caricatures. He painted frequently in the gardens of his parent’s country home … Continue reading
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Glamourpuss posters from a previous age
Advertising in the early 1950s saw a boom in posters for both the corporate world and the everyday consumer. Wanting to appeal to a broad audience, the 50s Style posters were often brightly coloured, and often whimsical or playful in … Continue reading
These Are No Fakes | These Are Real Thake’s
Eric Thake, (1904-1982), Australian print-maker, painter and photographer trained at the National Gallery School and the George Bell School. During his earlier career, he showed with the Contemporary Group in Melbourne between 1932 and 1938 before serving as an … Continue reading
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I’m Spinning Around | The Famous Hill’s Hoists
The Australian invention Hill’s Hoists outdoors clothes line transformed backyards across Australia in years after World War Two (WW2) due to a couple of wayward fruit trees behind a house in an Adelaide suburb. Lance Hill of Glenunga returned home … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Gallery Art, Illustrations, nostalgia, Paintings, Tea Towels
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A Topological Measure of Escher
[Images: Dream (early woodcut, 1935), Stars (polyhedron wood engraving, 1948), Vlinders aka Butterflies, (wood engraving, 1950), Circle Limit III (woodcut, 1959)]. Dutch graphic artist Maurits Cornelis (M.C.) Escher aka “ Mauk” was born June 17, 1898, in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. … Continue reading
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Pop Art | Dot Art | Appears to Tear the Heart
American pop art artist Roy Fox Lichtenstein was born on October 27, 1923 in New York, into an upper-middle-class Jewish family. He is known as a leading figure in the pop-art movement which focussed on parody; where his work was … Continue reading
Joyeux Noël | Festive Greetings to You All
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) provides emergency food and healthcare to children and women in countries that have been devastated by war or other significant emergencies. UNICEF has been selling greeting cards for over 70 years. These cards … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Cards, GreetingCards, Illustrations
Tagged Anthony Harvey, Australian art, Australian artists, Danish art, Danish artists, Giksen Gross, Greeting cards, Unicef
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Hutton’s Hamming It Up
Hutton’s Hams and Bacon (Pine-Apple Brand) During the 1860s the suburb of Preston in Melbourne’s north saw the introduction of a bacon-curing factory. Following its opening in 1862, came a tannery in 1865. These original establishments would be followed by … Continue reading
Posted in Edible Art, Illustrations, nostalgia, StillLife
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Walk Softly Witch! You Are Wanted by Carter Brown
The 1950s were a golden era for Australian pulp fiction and one of the main attractions was its striking cover art. With import restrictions on books and magazines from the United States (US) in the 1940s and 1950s; opportunities arose … Continue reading
Can We Do It? | Yes We Can
The Infamous “We Can Do It!” poster which has become a symbol of women’s empowerment has remained popular since its inception in 1942. The original depicts a 17 year old WW2 factory worker who modeled for the poster which was … Continue reading
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The Art of UNICEF Never Gives Up
[Above: Nicolas Fimbari – The Procession – Italy] The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) provides emergency food and healthcare to children and women in countries that have been devastated by war or other significant emergencies. UNICEF was created by … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Cards, GreetingCards, Illustrations
Tagged #Christmas, Greeting cards, Unicef, worldwide charities
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