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Sunday, November 1, 2026

ALCOHOL by different artists, part 2

Brecht-Evens art, a busy club at night
Brecht-Evens art
       
A L C O H O L
                         
a Ronald Searle wine guzzler
a Ronald Searle drawing       see full size
       
A L C O H O L
                         
the 1893 WF Irish whisky tower
the 1893 Chicago World's Fair Irish whisky tower
       
A L C O H O L
                         
a Patty Carroll art installation photograph, woman with alcohol
a Patty Carroll art installation      see full size
       
A L C O H O L
                         
a Peter Arno cartoon about people loving their alcohol
"My God, we're out of gin!"     Peter Arno
       
A L C O H O L
                         
toasting success on an 1800s mountain top illustration
toasting success on an 1800s mountain top       see full size
       
A L C O H O L
                         
a Charles Bragg illustration, Last Call for alcohol
'Last Call'     a Charles Bragg illustration       see full size
       
A L C O H O L
                         
Absynth, Léon Spilliaert art 1907
Absinthe     Léon Spilliaert art, 1907
       
A L C O H O L
                         
Absynth, André Devambez art
Absinthe     André Devambez art       see full size
       
A L C O H O L
                         
1934 Busby Berkely
Martinis in a 1934 Busby Berkely situation       see full size
       
A L C O H O L
                         
Ivar Arosenius art, a group of drunken old men going home at night
Lager or Ale?      Ivar Arosenius art
       
A L C O H O L
                         
1979 safety for ship crew, drunken fire
1979       see full size
       
A L C O H O L
                         
a Bert Stern photograph of Marilyn Monroe printed with Day-Glo ink
a Bert Stern photograph of Marilyn Monroe printed with
Day-Glo ink
see full size 
       
A L C O H O L
                         
a cartoon by Chon Day about Christmas mood
a cartoon by 
Chon Day
       
A L C O H O L
                         
1902      "Society Rebuked - Jennie Manley of Alabama, with true Southern
womanhood rebukes society at her Uncle's table in Detroit, 
  Michigan rather than drink wine."       see full size
       
A L C O H O L
                         
1993 UK Slag Of The Month
1993 UK "Slag Of The Month" from a humour publication
       
A L C O H O L
                         
a 1903 Paris tavern decoration
a 1903 Paris tavern       see full size
       
A L C O H O L
                         
a Bruno Paul illustration of a drunken man at night
a Bruno Paul illustration
       
A L C O H O L
                         
Edward Gorey, Z is for Zillah who drank too much gin
"Z is for Zillah who drank too much gin"     Edward Gorey
see full size 
       
A L C O H O L
                         
1930 alcohol bar photograph, art deco
1930       see full size
       
A L C O H O L
                         
1910 Simplicissimus magazine, drunken nightlife
1910 Simplicissimus magazine
       
A L C O H O L
                         
1910 Simplicissimus magazine, drunken nightlife
1910 Simplicissimus magazine
       
A L C O H O L
                         
Renē Georges Hermann-Paul art, drunken soldiers harrass a serving girl in a tavern
Renē Georges Hermann-Paul art       see full size
       
A L C O H O L
                         
a 1910 Viking party illustration by Paul Rieth
a 1910 Viking party by 
Paul Rieth       see full size
       
A L C O H O L
                         
a Edmund Joseph Sullivan illustration of an unpleasant man who loves his drink
an Edmund Joseph Sullivan illustration
       
A L C O H O L
                         
1927 Brazil Para Todos magazine, alcohol
1927 Brazil's Para Todos magazine       see full size
       
A L C O H O L
                         
1909 alcoholism Germany illustration
1909 Germany
       
A L C O H O L
                         
a Bernard Fuchs 1977 illustration of a busy Western saloon
a Bernie Fuchs 1977 illustration       see full size
       
A L C O H O L
                         
a 1918 funny illustration of a man drinking in a German tavern
1918 Germany       see full size
       
A L C O H O L
                         
a drunken boyfriend cartoon in 1900
1900
       

Thursday, October 1, 2026

FIRE by different artists, part 3

       
 F I R E
 
a 1975 photograph by Mike Mandel & Larry Sultan, burning oranges in flames
a 1975 photograph of oranges on fire by Mike Mandel & Larry Sultan
                    
F I R E
                              
the 1906 Earthquake in California, showing a high view of San Francisco on fire
the 1906 Earthquake in California   "This view of San Francisco shows the
city practically intact after the earthquake and already in the 
clutches of it's real destroyer fire"       see full size
       
      
F I R E
                                            
a Jo Kotula illustration, burning war plane falling
a Jo Kotula illustration
                 
F I R E
                                          
1961 Russia sun surface illustration
a 1961 illustration
 of the sun, Russia
see full size
              
F I R E
                                   
a 1960s Braun once-a-year butane lighter advertisement
a 1960s Braun 'once-a-year' butane lighter, around $520 in today's money!
                        
F I R E
                                    
a Bob Abbett 1959 illustration for The Transcendent Man by Jerry Sohl
 a Bob Abbett illustration, 1959
                         
F I R E
                                    
1871 Chicago fire illustration
the massive 1871 Chicago fire       see full size
                    
F I R E
                                          
a Howard Pyle illustration of men leaving a burning ship
a Howard Pyle illustration       see full size
             
F I R E
                                             
a Caleb Charland photograph 2006, a burning arrangement of wooden matches
a Caleb Charland photograph,
2006
            
F I R E
                                          
1873 gas lighting, a beautiful brass woman
1873 gas lighting       see full size
              
F I R E
                                   
a Tyrus Wong development sketch for Disney's 'Bambi' forest fire scene
a Tyrus Wong development sketch for Disney's 'Bambi'
see full size 
                        
F I R E
                                    
Bernard Picart strange art 1749
Bernard Picart,
  1749     "Enceladus buried under Mount Ethna"
(one of the gods buried this giant under a mountain) 
                    
F I R E
                                          
a 1917 Simplicissimus illustration of a volcano shooting out hapless men with fire
a 1917 Simplicissimus Magazine illustration
             
F I R E
                                             
a 1932 mining illustration
a 1932 illustration
             
F I R E
                                             
a giant world war two smoke plume seen from above
World War two
            
F I R E
                                        
this 1820s gothic candelabra looks like it's meant for youth
an 1820s gothic candelabra ... the wife would say no
 
              
F I R E
                                   
a 1909 German illustration of religious burning at the stake
a 1909 German magazine illustration
                        
F I R E
                                    
a Robert Williams painting of hot sauce
a Robert Williams painting       see full size
                    
F I R E
                                          
a Virgil Finlay illustration of a crazy man in flames
a Virgil Finlay illustration       see full size
             
F I R E
                                          
Eppo Doeve illustration Demka Staal, steel factory
an Eppo Doeve illustration
              
F I R E
                                     
John Ketchell racing art
John Ketchell racing art       see full size
                  
F I R E
                                   
a 1929 photograph of matchsticks
a 1929 photograph
                        
F I R E
                                    
a Disney dragon with green flames
a Disney dragon       see full size
                    
F I R E
                                          
a 1876 royal tribute at sea illustration
an 1876 royal tribute at sea       see full size
             
F I R E
                                            
Mark Peppé 1983 illustration design
Mark Peppé,
  1983
               
F I R E
                                          
a 1947 cartoon about art, a fire hose in an art gallery is sold as art while surrounding paintings don't sell
a 1947 cartoon about art ... a fire hose in an art gallery sells better
than the surrounding paintings       see full size
              
F I R E
                                   
a Noel Fontanet 1956 poster
a Noel Fontanet 1956 poster
                        
F I R E
                                    
an A. Hengeler illustration of 1914 Earth on Fire
an A. Hengeler illustration of 1914 Mars watching Earth on Fire
see full size
                    
F I R E
                                          
a James Bama illustration 1968, a cowboy avoiding a thrown flaming torch
a James Bama illustration,
1968       see full size
             
F I R E
                                             
a heated bath tub in old Japan illustration
a heated bath tub in old Japan
            
F I R E
                                        
a Noel Fontanet 1935 Atlantic cigarette lighter illustration
a Noel Fontanet 1935 Atlantic cigarette lighter
 illustration 
                    
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