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The Great Barrier Reef of Australia: Its Products and Potentialities (1893) colour lithographs by Mr. Couchman and a Mr. Riddle from original photographs and sketches by William Saville-Kent's study of he great barrier reef.
#illustrations #GreatBarrierReef #WilliamSavilleKent
Aubrey Beardsley Illustrations for Oscar Wilde's Salomé
#illustration #art #OscarWilde #AubreyBeardsley
Paul Lehr (1930-98) book covers and Science Fiction art.
#art #painting #sciencefiction #SFart #sciencefictionart #PaulLehr
Porco Rosso (1992) Dir Hayao Miyazaki
Concept art and character designs..
#filmtwitter #film #HayaoMiyazaki #StudioGhibli
In 1821 painter Théodore Géricault was invited to paint portraits of patients by his friend, Dr. Étienne-Jean Georget, a pioneer in psychiatric medicine. The portraits were painted quickly and were an attempt to bring dignity to the subjects.
#art #paintings #ThéodoreGéricault
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) Dir Orson Welles
Norman Rockwell portraits of the leading players.
#filmtwitter #OrsonWelles #TheMagnificentAmbersons #NormanRockwell
Space art by pioneering astronomical artist Chesley Bonestell (1888 – 1986).
#space #planets #ChesleyBonestell #spaceart
Augsburg Book of Miracles. Produced between 1545 and 1552 by an unknown artist. An illustrated manuscript from Augsburg in Germany, showing tales of the Old Testament, the Book of Revelation, contemporary events and apocalyptic visions.
#books #art #apocalypse #Miracles #history
Aliens (1986) Dir James Cameron
Ron Cobb concept art for the terraforming colony, Armoured personnel carrier and drop-ship.
#filmtwitter #film #conceotart #roncobb #aliens #JamesCameron
Edward Gorey's illustrations for The War of the Worlds
By H. G. Wells (1960)
#art #illustration #EdwardGorey #Literature #Doubleday