It saddens me infinitely that this beautiful art form has been forgotten. Let us revive it and keep the torch burning itt.For a short time at least. Anything that fits the theme goes. Discussions and visuals are equally welcome.Beautifully illustrated pages, intricate little ornaments, rare book scans, illustrators who hold a special place in your heart ...
>>25562271these look pretty currentmaybe they should go get lost for a while
>>25562287They are illustrations for Goethe's Faust by Franz Stassen published in 1924 (and an earlier set of 12 drawings for Part II in 1902).1880s to the 1930s weren't called the the golden age of illustration for nothing.
>>25562271It's not completely dead, just extremely rare and disincentivised. The guy who does this for instance spends most of his time doing porny superhero sketches instead of more traditional illustration.
>>25562408It's better than the modern average granted, but I'd argue it still kinda sucks stylistically. Looks stiff, emotionally dishonest, and traced while lacking the essential component: soul.
Fritz Schwimbeck (1889-1972)Originalentwürfe zu "Das grüne Gesicht" von G. Meyrink
Max Klinger
Illustration from Dante's Divine Comedy by Franz von Bayros (1866-1924)
>>25562271>It saddens me infinitely that this beautiful art form has been forgotten.In the West. The Japanese have perfected aesthetics and art.
>>25562836I don't say that likely but please kill yourself.Or at the very least put a spoiler on shit like that.
>>25562271My ex gf was an illustrator. Market incentives get people working at disney, not doing stuff like this. Sad.
>>25562848Culture industry shits quantity ad fucks everything beautiful. All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned.
Hans Thoma
Joseph Sattler
>>25564696I'm trying to find high resolution scans of Harry Clarke's illustrations. They're public domain but everything I can find is behind a paywall.
>>25564707In general or of a specific illustrated work?
>>25564709He did some illustrations of Poe's stories. I'm considering dropping $2k to get a physical copy.
>>25564711Ah, I see you're fellow a man of culture. Here you go, my lad.
>>25564580>>25564587These two were among a group of ten used to illustrate "The Starlit Mire", a rather silly little book of aphorisms written by James Bertram and one F. Russell.Doré oversaw a little cottage industry of other personnel who did much of the actual work in the production of the prints and printmaking materials. Note the "H. Pisan" at lower left, one of the "assistants". The final seal of approval of the "master" is at lower left.
