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German painter, draughtsman and treatise-writer Anton Raphael Mengs was born 1728.
He was an outstanding artist of early neoclassicism. Pictures: self portrait (1755) + Diana and Helios from the boudoir of María Luisa of Parma (1765).

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2023-03-12

Oh, he was a fascinating artist! Died too young (46!). Writer, composer, painter and draughtsman (see pics below). Author of "The Nutcracker" on which the ballet is based. I have a fascination for magical realism literature (e.g. The Golden Pot). Love his 📖

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2023-03-11

I was lucky enough to see a stunning pencil drawing by the artist and draughtsman of the 19th century Joseph Weiffenbach (dates of birth and death unknown)which depicts two beautiful oriental women. And as usual, I am happy to share this masterpiece with you, my friends.✏

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2023-03-04

Good Morning Everyone
Viggo Vagnby (1896-1966 Danish )
Beginning today with these charming posters by Viggo Vagnby . Trained as a Draughtsman and Architect . He travelled to France to perfect his skills.
Set up his own drawing office in Aalborg. Love these

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2023-03-02

Sketchbook idea for a new series of portraits of people doing good in the wold. is one such individual. Pencil, and pen and ink in sketchbook.

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2023-03-02

Victorian polymath & colossus John Ruskin was born in 1819. Ruskin was a superb draughtsman with an intense eye on the natural world. We highly recommend 'An Instinct to Draw' by Prof Stephen Wildman celebrating Ruskin's drawings at the for

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2023-02-08

Born Henry Fuseli Swiss 200+ canvasses on art & “Master of the supernatural” thanks to his inventive designs & methods who spent much of his life in Britain His style influenced many younger British artists such as William Blake

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2023-02-07

I absolutely LOVE Alex's work. Not just a great draughtsman and colourist but a brilliant visual storyteller. Thanks so much for the Tag!

Here's some things of mine from '22 that I quite like.
Tagging https://t.co/iSeAJyD2YW

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2023-01-07

Born Augustus John Welsh & Important exponent of in the U.K. Known initially for his & by 1920s he was Britain's leading recognized for his psychological insights into his subjects

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2023-01-04

Pontormo (1494-1557) - a gifted draughtsman; his angels have a strange & aerial impressiveness that is mesmerically attractive

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2022-12-25

The mark of genius in a draughtsman is not solely life-like accuracy but the striking immediacy of the sitters allowing spectators 100s of yrs hence to catch a glimpse of their elusive personality.

*Renaissance faces drawn by Italian masters: Bonsignori, Mantegna [2,3] & Bellini

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2022-12-03

Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (Livorno, Italy 1884 - France 1920)
He was an Italian painter, draughtsman, and sculptor, known for portraits and nudes of him in a style that was characterized by elongation of faces and figures, which was not well received during his lifetime.

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2022-11-14

Waterhouse was a gifted draughtsman as can be seen from the marvellous drawings that survive. Study for the Lady Clare (1900), The Flower Picker (1900), the Siren (c1900) & Windflowers (1902)

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2022-09-12

Edward Toledano, Single Image, 1986

Edward Toledano (1919-2009) was born in New York, USA and studied at the Sir John Cass School of Art in London. He moved to London in the mid-sixties, where he became a full-time painter, draughtsman, and sculptor.

Single Image is one of ...

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2022-08-29

Au revoir Jean-Jacques Sempé - unparalleled Paris studies, the most beautiful New Yorker covers and humour and composition in a class of its own. An absolute master draughtsman 😢

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2022-08-12

Hunter (1919), The Dying Adonis (1915), Mother & Child (1916) & Hunter (1919). His latter Hunter shows his superb draughtsmanship & appears to be the same model as his faun (1914)

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2022-08-05

in 1606, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, draughtsman and printmaker, whose etched tronies (such as this one) influenced Lynette Yiadom-Boakye's work, First Flight, which you can view in our Exchanges exhibition.

https://t.co/p6hdEdwBmu

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2022-07-15

Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) Swiss painter/draughtsman /writer on art who spent much of his life in Britain. Many of his works, such as The Nightmare, deal w/supernatural subject matter. His style had a considerable influence on many younger British artists, including William Blake.

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2022-07-14

A Random Alphabet full of Illustrators...C is for...Miroslav Cipar, (1935-2021) a Slovakian Draughtsman, Illustrator & Graphic Designer. He was particularly known for the often abstract style of his works. He illustrated over 350 books.

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2022-07-14

A Random Alphabet full of Illustrators...C is for...Miroslav Cipar, (1935-2021) a Slovakian Draughtsman, Illustrator & Graphic Designer. He was particularly known for the often abstract style of his works. He illustrated over 350 books.

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2022-07-14