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Sunday, February 26, 2017

R I V E R S . . . in art

a Gustav Caillebotte painting
        
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
                   
Jim Woodring, sleeping beside a musical river
Jim Woodring       click image twice for full size
   
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
          
a 1925 poster for Grenoble Exposition Internationale
a 1925 poster for Grenoble Exposition Internationale
   
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
          
a Leslie Ragan illustration of a 1900s paddlewheel boat on an urban river
a Leslie Ragan illustration
   
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
          
a Norman Wilkinson illustration of train crossing a river from an aerial view
a Norman Wilkinson illustration       click twice
      
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
          
Theo van Rysselberghe
Theo van Rysselberghe art     click twice
        
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
          
an Agnes Miller Parker illustration of a river
an Agnes Miller Parker illustration, 1940s?
        
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
                   
John O’Hara Cosgrave II 1938 illustration for Fortune Magazine, aerial view of a river
a John O’Hara Cosgrave II illustration,  1938
click twice
     
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
            
Claes Oldenburg art, a giant saw over a river
Claes Oldenburg art        click twice
            
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
                   
a Gustave Baumann print, green trees with a river
a Gustave Baumann print       click twice
            
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a Charles F. Tunnicliffe illustration of eels in a stream
a Charles F. Tunnicliffe illustration
   
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
          
Carl Otto Czeschka
Carl Otto Czeschka       click twice
        
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
                   
a Jaroslav Panuska painting of a forest stream in winter
a Jaroslav Panuska painting       click twice
    
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
                   
a Walter Joseph Phillips print of a rocky river, Canada
a Walter Joseph Phillips print
      click twice
    
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
          
Frank E. Schoonover river canoe
a Frank E. Schoonover illustration
        
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
          
Gustav Klimt
Gustav Klimt art       click twice

~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
          
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp 1903
W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp 1903 art       see full size

~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
          
Wislow Homer art, drinking deer
a Winslow Homer watercolor       click twice


~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
          
an Eric Fraser illustration of a jungle river
an Eric Fraser illustration
        
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
          
A Mel Crawford illustration of Magilla Gorilla for Little Golden Books
 a Mel Crawford children's book illustration about Magilla Gorilla,  1960s
click twice
        
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
                  
a Yoshida Hodaka print of a river rapids
Yoshida Hodaka       click twice
          
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
           
a Gustaf Adolf Christensen Fjæstad 1899 painting of a river in winter with foot-steps in snow
Gustaf Adolf Christensen Fjæstad,  1899       click twice
           
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
           
a Franklin Booth illustration
    
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
              
Rudolph Ruzicka art, a river in winter
Rudolph Ruzicka art       click twice
            
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
          
Paul Landacre 1943 scratchboard illustration
Paul Landacre art,  1943       click twice
          
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
                     
a Ronald Lampitt illustration of an English countryside with a river
a Ronald Lampitt illustration
       click twice
     
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
                  
a Joost Swarte illustration, river of consumerism
a Joost Swarte illustration
      
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
          
Charles F Tunnicliffe
 a Charles Tunnicliffe illustration
        
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
          
Felix Vallotton painting of a river
Felix Vallotton art      click twice       
    
~  ~  R I V E R S  ~  ~
          
a G. Clairin painting 1898, Goddess of a River
a G. Clairin painting,  1898

                

Sunday, February 12, 2017

T R O U B L E

a poster for the 1953 film War Of The Worlds by H.G. Wells
a poster for the 1953 film  "War Of The Worlds"
           
T R O U B L E
                               
an Arnold Böcklin painting of a centaur taking a woman
an Arnold Böcklin painting       click twice
           
T R O U B L E
                        
1557 illustrations of flood and Earthquake, with people and rats fleeing
1557 illustrations of flood and Earthquake,  with rats and people fleeing
          
T R O U B L E
            
a 1557 illustration of fleeing rats from an urban fire
1557:  thank goodness the rats were safe
           
T R O U B L E
                         
a Duane Bryers illustration of his pin-up character Hilda
a Duane Bryers illustration of his pin-up character Hilda
click twice
        
T R O U B L E
                          
the 1893 World's Fair fire photograph, 16 dead in the Cold Storage Building
the 1893 World's Fair fire, 16 dead
       
T R O U B L E
                         
a Jo Kotula illustration of a falling airplane
a Jo Kotula illustration
        
T R O U B L E
                
a Gustave Doré illustration of a dead elephant
a Gustave Doré illustration       click twice
           
T R O U B L E
                         
a zoological illustration of a snake attacking a birds nest,  1900?
a zoological illustration,  1900?
        
T R O U B L E
                          
Rockwell Kent illustration
a Rockwell Kent illustration
       
T R O U B L E
                      
a James R. Bingham illustration for the Saturday Evening Post
a James R. Bingham illustration       click twice
          
T R O U B L E
            
Frank Frazetta comic book art, in silhouette a big cat stalks a cabin
Frank Frazetta comic book art
          
T R O U B L E
            
a Ben Stahl illustration of a modern ship in distress, 1940
a Ben Stahl illustration,  1940       click twice
          
T R O U B L E
            
1864 Niagara Falls disaster incident, steamer at the edge of the falls
 1864 Niagara Falls:  a true incident
          
T R O U B L E
            
Esquire magazine cover 1958, dangerous smile with color dots
"Esquire" men's magazine,  1958
          
T R O U B L E
            
A study of wildfire for Disney's Bambi
a study of wildfire for Disney's Bambi
          
T R O U B L E
            
a Carl Otto Zeschka book illustration printed with metallic ink
a Carl Otto Zeschka book illustration
printed with metallic ink       click twice

T R O U B L E
            
a Charles Addams cartoon about riddles and monsters. dads and sons
"I give up,  Robert.  What does have two horns one eye,  and creeps?"  Charles Addams cartoon
          
T R O U B L E
            
a Donald Duck comic book by Carl Barks 1949 Luck of the North
a "Donald Duck" comic book by Carl Barks,  1949  "Luck of the North"
          
T R O U B L E
             
an Al Parker magazine illustration of an empty baby carriage
 an Al Parker magazine illustration
          
T R O U B L E
            
a painting by John Martin of Armageddon
a painting by 'mad' John Martin       see full size
          
T R O U B L E
            
a Fleischer studio animation layout for Popeye, 1930s Bluto
a Fleischer studio animation layout for 'Popeye',  1930s
          
T R O U B L E
            
an Ed Emshwiller illustration of a sadistic alien woman
an Ed Emshwiller illustration
          
T R O U B L E
            
a John Leech cartoon of a clumsy horseman, 1850s
 a John Leech cartoon,  1850s       click twice
          
T R O U B L E
            
an Arthur Radebaugh illustration of a retrofuture fire truck for BOHN
   an Arthur Radebaugh advertising illustration       click twice
          
T R O U B L E
            
Gerardo Dottori fire
a Gerardo Dottori painting       click twice
          
T R O U B L E
            
a Harrison Cady children's illustration of a worried rabbit meeting a sinister fox
a Harrison Cady children's illustration       click twice
          
T R O U B L E
   
a Byam Shaw book illustration, the Pit & the Pendulum
a Byam Shaw book illustration:  those rats are in greater danger than they realize
          
T R O U B L E
            
Edward Gorey
an Edward Gorey illustration       click twice
          
T R O U B L E
            
an old UPA animation still of car trouble
an old UPA animation still       click twice