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Sunday, December 27, 2020

A NEW YEAR . . . by different artists

a photograph of the Earth seen from the moon
      
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Yvonne Jacquette art, looking down on a city at night from a birdseye view
Yvonne Jacquette
      
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a Fritz Eichenberg illustration of partiers in expensive clothes
 a Fritz Eichenberg illustration       see full size
      
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a 1964 illustration of a couple kissing amid confetti on a cruise ship
a 1964 illustration       see full size
       
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an 1850 cartoon France, fireworks coming from a politician's mouth
an 1850 political cartoon,  France
       
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a Charles Bittinger illustration 1939, of the Earth as seen from the moon
a Charles Bittinger illustration,  1939
       
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1967 youth fashion catalog
1967
       
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a Carl Olof Petersen illustration of a cat wrapped in confetti
Carl Olof Petersen
       
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a Felix Valloton wood cut of a crowd at night under fireworks
a Felix Valloton wood cut print
       
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Hugh Ferriss 1929, the lobby of the Daily News Building
Hugh Ferriss 1929, the lobby of the Daily News Building
       
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a 1940 photograph by Wee Gee, of a lonely man alseep in a bar
many of us all are lonely in the new year ... a 1940 photograph by Wee Gee
    
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Alphonse Mucha 1896, L'Illustration
Alphonse Mucha,  1896
       
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fireworks France 1650?
fireworks,   France 1650?       see full size
       
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"An ancient pyrotechnic device"    fireworks,  1300s?
"An ancient pyrotechnic device"    fireworks,  1300s?
       
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a David Klein 1962 poster for Trans World Airlines, the Eiffel Tower with fireworks
a David Klein 1962 poster for Trans World Airlines
       
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a Roy Doty illustration of a giant crowd
a Roy Doty illustration       see full size
     
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Ren & Stimpy celebrating with breakfast cereal
celebrating with breakfast cereal
       
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from an illustrated 1634 fireworks book, How to make serpents, and How to make raining fire
from a 1634 fireworks book     "How to make serpents"     "How to make raining fire"
       
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an Elenore Plaisted Abbott illustration of partiers with confetti on a balcony at night
an Elenore Plaisted Abbott illustration
       
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1907 Snapping Mottoes, German, illustrated
1907 Snapping Mottoes and a Bird Horn       see full size
       
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a a Coby Whitmore illustration of an intergen couple at an expensive restaurant
a Coby Whitmore illustration
    
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a Jack Coggins illustration of men on the moon with mountains
a Jack Coggins illustration
       
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a 1922 parade float with a little girl and birds
a parade float,  1922
       
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a Swiss watch in copper and black, set to 12 o'clock
      
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a Merrill Grant illustration of fireworks at night over water
a Merrill Grant children's book illustration
       
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looking down on a crowd of people at night, 1960s? London?
  
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a Bruno Paul illustration of waiters cleaning up among drunken unconscious men
Bruno Paul
    
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a drawing by Toulouse-Lautrec 1889, a woman sitting with a glass of wine
a drawing by Toulouse-Lautrec,  1889
       
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a Leonard Weisgard illustration of an astrnaut on the moon looking at Earth
a Leonard Weisgard illustration
      

Sunday, December 20, 2020

Images of the NIGHT in art . . . part 4


Yvonne Jacquette, a city at night from a birdseye view
Yvonne Jacquette
    
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Yvonne Jacquette art, a city at night seen through a passenger jet window
Yvonne Jacquette
    
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part of the Czech pavilion at the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels
part of the Czech pavilion at the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels
    
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Bernie Wrightson, alien creatures in human clothing avoiding detection on a street at night
Bernie Wrightson
    
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Bonet's Electric Tower at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago
"Bonet's Electric Tower"   at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago ...
a 266 feet tall tower with an elevator and cafe, topped with a 6000 lb
spotlight and decorated with thousands of electric lamps
    
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Art Werger crashing waves at night
Art Werger       see full size
    
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a Joost Swarte 2003 illustration of a couple sleeping in an open piano
Joost Swarte,  2003
    
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Wallace Smith 1922, a god and his followers
Wallace Smith,  1922
    
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a Konstantin Korovin painting of a tavern at night under moonlight
a Konstantin Korovin painting       see full size
    
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Erté
Erté
    
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a Martin Lewis print 1937, a neighborhood at night
a Martin Lewis print,  1937       see full size
    
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Ronald Searle for Holiday magazine 1968, a square tourist in Europe sex nightlife
Ronald Searle for Holiday magazine ... a tourist in Europe,  1968
    
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he Swiss pavilion at Expo '70 in Japan
the Swiss pavilion at Expo '70 in Japan       see full size
    
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an illustration of a ship in a Phosphorescent Sea at night from an 1876 science book
"Phosphorescent Sea"    from an 1876 science book
    
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a Syd Mead design for the 1982 movie Blade Runner, originally a 1968 book called Do Andriods Dream Of  Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
a Syd Mead design for the 1982 movie 'Blade Runner' ... 
originally a 1968 book called 'Do Andriods Dream Of 
Electric Sheep?' by Philip K. Dick       see full size
    
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from a 1922 French fashion publication, an 1890s style woman in blue
a costume design from a 1922 French fashion publication
    
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a Henry J. Stahlhut illustration of a fountain of champagne glasses
a Henry J. Stahlhut illustration       see full size
    
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a cartoon by Peter Arno about a woman's strapless dress
"But I can't!"     a cartoon by Peter Arno
    
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a Peter Arno cartoon about the end of the party
"Good night,  Mrs. Parker.  It's been perfectly charming."    Peter Arno
    
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an Ivan Fedorovich painting of a coastal moon at night
Ivan Fedorovich
    
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a neighborhood at night by Mabel Dwight 1939
Mabel Dwight,  1939       see full size
    
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George Barbier, lovers in a graveyard
George Barbier
    
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a 1932 illustration of a train passing at night
a 1932 illustration       see full size
    
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Leroy Neiman 1956, a sophisticated urban party at night
 Leroy Neiman,  1956       see full size
    
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a Dan Decarlo men's magazine cartoon
"He's a real gentleman, Momma - he gave me a blank cheque and told me to sign it myself!" 
a Dan Decarlo cartoon for a men's magazine
    
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a Maximilien Luce painting of boats harbored at night in blue under moonlight
a Maximilien Luce painting       see full size
    
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Christoph Niemann art, a city at night in a birdseye view
Christoph Niemann
    
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a blind man at night with a newspaper by Dean Cornwell
a blind man by Dean Cornwell
    
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a John Sloan print USA, people sleeping on rooftops on a very hot night
John Sloan,  USA       see full size
    
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a Maximilien Luce painting of an urban scene with night lights impressionism
a Maximilien Luce painting
    
see NIGHT in art ...    Part 3 HERE   ... Part 2 HERE   ... Part 1 HERE