book illustrations
Wild bird prints by James Fenwick Lansdowne (August 1937 – July 2008). James Fenwick Lansdowne was a Canadian wildlife artist. His detailed watercolors of birds are similar to the Audubon prints but less stark. Lansdowne shows his birds in natural settings, and with a pleasing spark of personality. The prints that are shown here measure […]
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This sweet collection is from a series of children’s books called “The Kiddie Wonder Series”. The series employed different artists, the two below were created by M. Greiner, and C. M. Burd. The different styles are evident in the pictures below. These are small color offset lithographs created in 1926 New York. They measure approximately
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For fans of Gothic Art, these dark and moody Eichenberg engravings from Jane Eyre and Tales of Edgar Alan Poe are passionate and powerful at the same time. Fritz Eichenberg (October 24, 1901 – November 30, 1990) was a German-American artist. Much of his work dealt with the Catholic religion, and social justice.
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Things your grandmother used to say. These old American proverbs come from a simpler time when real life was described in terms that were short and succinct. The language comes from the root of American culture, and many of the words are no longer in use today. Illustrated by Lizzie Lawson, these color prints were
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From the delightful Billy Whiskers series about mischievous goats in the city, on a farm, in the house, and – yes – on a boat, these six quaint illustrations will delight your goat lovin’ friends. Full, bright color chromolithographs each measuring 7 x 1-1/4 inches with captions in the margins, they are unmounted and suitable
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A lovely collection of typogravures in color and in Black & White, published in Mexico at the end of the 19th century. The color appears to be added by lithographic plates as the color is fully saturated in various areas. Most of these famous works of art were from the Victorian era and are reproduced
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