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@nicolajharvey @MrTotoMartinez We will be extra clumsy on Christmas day :-)
@adelegeras @KathLangrish @DrLivGibbs An alternative view, different composition... much paler!
#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Lisbeth Zwerger for "Anderson's Fairy Tales" (1991). A scene from The Swineherd - characteristic (deceptive) simplicity, fluid, graceful lines, elegant composition, superb observation of figures & costume. Utterly outstanding, one of the greats!
#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Arthur Rackham for Henrik Ibsen's "Peer Gynt" (1936). The famous scene "In the Hall of the Mountain King", immortalised in music by Grieg, depicting Peer and the Norwegian Trolls. A scene very much on my mind for my next book #OnceUponATune
#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Harvey Weiss for "The Big Clean Up" (1967). An adored book from my childhood, in which a boy tidies his room, only to discover every piece of trash is useful, & he keeps it all. Wonderful limited colour retro illustrations. Witty, creative, fab!
@therealmrbenn @nicolajharvey @ClaraVulliamy And a vintage car showroom....
#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Emily Sutton for "A First Book of the Sea" by @nicolakidsbooks (2018). Here's Lord Beauford's Scale, just right for the wet & windy weather. I love Sutton's illustrations, full of inventive techniques, beautiful observation, & a nod to Ravilious.
#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Warwick Goble for "Folk Tales from Bengal" by Behari Day Lal (1912). He had a particular interest in the Orient, but gave up illustrating for cycling and rowing. This echoes Dulac and the Golden Age illustrators...
#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Elena Polenova for The Firebird, in fact for an art collective journal rather than a book - The World of Art (1900), famous for contributions from Bakst & Bilibin. Polenova also illustrated many books & decorated furniture. Gorgeous Art Nouveau!