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Aubrey Beardsley – part 4
Self-PortraitAubrey Beardsley (1872 – 1898) was an English illustrator and author. His drawings in black ink, influenced by the style of Japanese woodcuts, emphasized the grotesque, the decadent, and...
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Aubrey Beardsley – part 5
Aubrey Beardsley in 1896. Photograph by Frederick HollyerAubrey Beardsley (1872 – 1898) was an English illustrator and author. His drawings in black ink, influenced by the style of Japanese woodcuts,...
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Aubrey Beardsley – part 6
Aubrey Beardsley Self-PortraitAubrey Beardsley (1872 – 1898) was an English illustrator and author. His drawings in black ink, influenced by the style of Japanese woodcuts, emphasized the grotesque,...
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Aubrey Beardsley – part 7
Aubrey Beardsley c1890 photograph by Frederick HollyerAubrey Beardsley (1872 – 1898) was an English illustrator and author. His drawings in black ink, influenced by the style of Japanese woodcuts,...
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Alex Steinweiss – part 1
Having looked at the album cover art of cartoonist Robert Crumb in the last post, I thought this might be an opportune time to look at the work of Alex Steinweiss (1917 - 2011). Alex Steinweiss played...
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Alex Steinweiss – part 2
Alex Steinweiss (1917 - 2011) played a seminal role in record cover design as the art director for Columbia Records as well as other record companies, London, Decca and A & R records. He...
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Alex Steinweiss - part 3
Alex Steinweiss (1917 - 2011) played a seminal role in record cover design as the art director for Columbia Records as well as other record companies, London, Decca and A & R records. He...
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Alex Steinweiss - part 4
Alex Steinweiss (1917 - 2011) played a seminal role in record cover design as the art director for Columbia Records as well as other record companies, London, Decca and A & R records. He...
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Alex Steinweiss – part 5
Alex Steinweiss (1917 - 2011) played a seminal role in record cover design as the art director for Columbia Records as well as other record companies, London, Decca and A & R records. He...
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Alex Steinweiss - part 6
Alex Steinweiss (1917 - 2011) played a seminal role in record cover design as the art director for Columbia Records as well as other record companies, London, Decca and A & R records. He...
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Vincent van Gogh - watercolours
Vincent van Gogh produced nearly 150 watercolours during his life. His watercolours were often used as field studies for their larger oil counterparts. At the age of 28 Vincent wrote the following in...
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Ivan Kramskoy - part 2
Portrait of Ivan Kramskoy by Nikolay Yaroshenko 1874 watercolour 28 x 23 cmIvan Kramskoy (1837 – 1887) was a Russian painter and graphic artist. For biographical notes on Kramskoy, and for earlier...
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Niko Pirosmani
1900 Self-Portrait oil on oilcloth 38 x 49 cmFollowing on from the sophisticated and realistic portraits by Russian artist Ivan Kramskoy, I thought it would be good time to show the works of a C19th...
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Alphonse Mucha – part 1
1890s Self-portrait in a Russian shirt 'rubashka' in the studio at Rue de la Grande Chaumière, Paris © Mucha Trust A lot of work to get through here, this is going to be 12-part post, so I hope some...
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Alphonse Mucha – part 2
Self-Portrait 1896 working on the cartoon of the poster 'Imprimerie Cassan Fils' © Mucha TrustAlphonse (Alfons) Mucha (1860 – 1939) was a Czech painter and decorative artist born in 1860 born in the...
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Alphonse Mucha – part 3
Alphonse Mucha in 1906 photo by George R. Lawrence Co., Chicago.Alphonse (Alfons) Mucha (1860 – 1939) was a Czech painter and decorative artist born in 1860 born in the town of Ivančice, Moravia. He is...
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Alphonse Mucha - part 4
Alphonse (Alfons) Mucha (1860 – 1939) was a Czech painter and decorative artist born in 1860 born in the town of Ivančice, Moravia. He is best known for his luxurious poster and product designs, which...
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Alphonse Mucha - part 5
1899 Self-Portrait oil on board 32 x 21 cm © Alphonse Mucha Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, ParisAlphonse (Alfons) Mucha (1860 – 1939) was a Czech painter and decorative artist...
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