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Pierre Brissaud's Fashion Illustration
Pierre Brissaud (1885-1964) was a French fashion illustrator whose early 20th century work seems to be his best-known. Some biographical information can be found here.That body of work mostly appeared...
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Max Liebermann, German Impressionist
Max Liebermann (1847-1935) was in the thick of German avant-garde art world circa- 1890-1910. He is considered a major German artist of that period. I do not care for his work because much of it seems...
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Some MoToR Magazine Covers - 1920s and 1930s
The American version of MoToR magazine no longer uses print. But in its heyday it was an important automobile trade publication. Its highlight issue was its Annual Show Number that appeared after...
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Giuseppi De Sanctis - Fairly Successful, but Limited Quality
Giuseppe De Sanctis (1858-1924), according to this, was a reasonably successful Neapolitan painter. His work was in salons, some winning prizes. He eventually taught etching and engraving at the...
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Julius Engelhard: A Lot Like Hohlwein
Julius Ussy Engelhard (1883-1964) was born in Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, and made his poster art career in Munich. Some biographical information is here.Engelhard was influenced by Munich's leading...
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Matte Art by Michael Pangrazio
The image above is of a Nepalese village in the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark, painted by matte artist Michael Pangrazio (1956- ). It isn't really a matte, because there is no space on it reserved...
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Coles Phillips' Non-Fadeaway Illustrations
Clarence Coles Phillips (1880-1927) lived a short, but highly productive life as an illustrator. He was and is famed for his striking "fadeaway" compositions where areas of the subject's clothing...
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Scott Evans' Magazine Covers
Today's post features 1930s-vintage magazine covers illustrated by Scott Evans.I know essentially nothing about him.Part of the problem is that there was a 19th century painter with a similar name (De...
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Who was "Otis"?
Around 1930 there was an American advertising illustrator whose style was Moderne. Aside from the featured product, the rest of the work was comprised of thin, simple lines and flat, lightly shaded...
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John Gannam's Bedroom Scenes
John Gannam - né Fouzi Hanna Boughanam - (1905 or 1907 - 1965) was a highly skilled and respected illustrator active from the 1920s until his death at age 59. Besides being reclusive, other...
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Sagrada Familia from a Higher Perspective
Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica is a fascinating work of architecture designed by Antoni Gaudi. Nowadays it's a major tourist attraction as well as the city's architectural symbol (akin to...
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Zdeněk Burian: More Than Dinosaurs
Zdeněk Burian (1905-1981) was a Czechoslovak illlustrator best known for his depictions of prehistoric subjects. His Englifh language Wikipedia entry is here.The link does not mention his training,...
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In the Beginning: Ernest Hamlin Baker
Ernest Hamlin Baker (1889-1975) is best known for the many cover illustration he made for Time Magazine 1940-1957. I first wrote about him here.A fairly lengthy biographical article about Baker is...
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Bernd Reuters' Non-Automobile Illustration
Bernd Reuters (1901-1958), Germen Wikipedia entry here, was the leading German automobile advertising illustrator from the mid-1920s until his death. I wrote about his Volkswagen work here. And I...
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George Giguere, Illustrator
George Giguere was an American illustrator about whom I have little information. I could find no biographical facts on the Internet. Walt Reed's indispensibe book "The Illustrator in America:...
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More Raymond Hood Buildings
Raymond Hood (1881-1934), Wikipedia entry here, designed many important buildings in the years leading into the Great Depression of the 1930s.I wrote about him here in a post titled "Raymond Hood:...
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1949 Frazer's Unusual Advertising Art
America's only major new post- World War 2 automobile maker was Kaiser-Frazer Corporation. There were two brands: Kaiser, a lower mid-range car, and Frazer, an upper mid-range car. Kaisers competed...
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August Macke's Portrayals of His Wife
August Robert Ludwig Macke (1887-1914), Wikipedia entry here, was a Germain artist whose brief career took place during the years when Modernist "isms" were appearing thick and fast.But as I noted in...
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Bertram Goodhue, Architect
Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue (1869-1924) died five days shy of his 55th birthday (Wikipedia entry here). Another famous architect and near-contemporary, Raymond Hood (1881-1934), was similarly...
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Jules Gotlieb Illustrations
Jules Gotlieb (born 1897, date of death unavailable, but perhaps after 1964) was a competent American Illustrator who did not manage to attain fame during his long career or later.For instance, David...
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