Studied by 11 people
Looks like no one added any tags here yet for you.
French printmaker + one of the most successful book illustrators of the 19th century. Bizarre fantasy created vast, dreamlike scenes. Made illustrated versions of Dante, Shakespeare, the Bible, Don Quixote.
Gustave Doré
Which French printmaker/illustrator made over 250 illustrations for the Bible using reference books to construct the scenes?
Gustave Doré
Les Fables de la Fontaine was a French translation of Aesop’s Fables, and was illustrated featuring anthropomorphised animals by _______.
Gustave Doré
An American artist who grew up on a farm that based his illustration style on recreating the wood engraving look with pen and ink.
Franklin Booth
This artist from Indiana captured the dreamlike scenery of the rural state with calculated placement of pen lines.
Franklin Booth
Took inspiration from Japanese woodcuts and depicted the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic. Died early from tuberculosis.
Aubrey Beardsley
The artist for this cover design for “The Yellow Book” aimed to be subversive with their work. Who are they?
Aubrey Beardsley
This artist contributed a lot to the development of the Art Nouveau movement despite their professional success only lasting six years due to death from tuberculosis.
Aubrey Beardsley
Which artist was inspired by the power of theatre and wanted to make viewer experience artworks as if they were there as witness?
Howard Pyle
Who painted this and what did they use as inspiration for the pirate costumes?
Howard Pyle, gypsy costumes
Howard Pyle
This painting’s composition wastes no space in that the eyes are led to the focal point deliberately. Who is the artist?
Howard Pyle
“The Nation Makers” - This artist felt that art students should train in America rather than Europe.
Howard Pyle
Born into a family of artists, this female artist studied under Howard Pyle who immediately recognised her talents.
Violet Oakley
This artist’s style was influenced by Howard Pyle and the Pre-Raphaelites
Violet Oakley
Violet Oakley
A successful New York printmaking firm with the slogan “Publishers of Cheap and Popular Prints” which operated from 1834-1907 and headed by two people… what was it called and what was their relationship?
Currier and Ives, father and son-in-law
What did Currier and Ives do/sell?
Made black and white lithographic prints from paintings by fine artists and then hand coloured them.
Currier and Ives
Currier and Ives
Currier and Ives
In addition to pretty prints, what other purpose did Currier and Ive’s prints serve in a pre-photographic era?
Documentation of news
A master draftsman with pen and ink that commentated on social life through satirical illustration.
Charles Dana Gibson
The highest paid illustrator of his time. Signed with Collier’s Weekly for $100k to produce 100 illustrations over 4 years.
Charles Dana Gibson
Who is this and who drew her?
The Gibson Girl by Charles Dana Gibson. It was the artist’s claim to fame and considered the beauty ideal of the day and was printed anywhere they could.
Started out as a commercial lithographer and hated the repetitiveness so much he vowed to be a freelancer for the rest of his life.
Winslow Homer
What was Winslow homer’s early work characterised by?
Clean outlines, simplified forms, dramatic contrast of light and dark, and lively figure groupings.
What event was Winslow Homer sent by Harper’s Magazine to cover?
The American Civil War. He sketched battle scenes and camp life + quiet moments.
Winslow Homer
Winslow Homer
A huge, hearty man who depicted the disappearing American Old West.
Frederic Remington
Frederic Remington
This artist loved horses and made him his lifelong study.
Frederic Remington
This artist traveled to Cuba as a war correspondent to depict the war with Spain. Who was the artist?
Frederic Remington
Who is depicted at the centre of the battle scene and how did it affect them?
Theodore Roosevelt, helped enhance his reputation as a soldier. Early example of illustration serving as branding.
Who was one of the first illustrators to depict animals with anthropomorphic qualities?
Gustave Doré
Which illustrator made the American Old West his lifetime subject?
Frederic Remington
Who is considered one of the most successful British illustrators?
Arthur Rackham
Arthur Rackham
This artist used otherworldly creatures combined with naturalistic children/expressions that grounded the viewer in the ordinary to make their pieces seem believable.
Arthur Rackham
Who drew this piece of Rapunzel?
Arthur Rackham
Arthur Rackham
This artist’s first big break was a commission to illustrate Jane Eyre in 1905.
Edmund Dulac
Who illustrated this piece for Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Nightingale”?
Edmund Dulac
Both Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac make the otherworldly believable through careful observation, lighting, draftsmanship, and craft. What is the main difference between their art?
Edmund Dulac puts less emphasis on line and more on tonal colour.
Edmund Dulac
Edmund Dulac
Edmund Dulac
Edmund Dulac
Edmund Dulac
Edmund Dulac
This artist hated children and quit her job as a teacher to pursue art.
Jessie Willcox Smith
This artist studied under Howard Pyle at the Drexel Institute AND hated children.
Jessie Willcox Smith
Who were The Red Rose Girls?
Violet Oakley, Jessie Willcox Smith, and Elizabeth Shippen Green.
This artist illustrated covers for Good Housekeeping magazine, featuring idyllic imagery of childhood on nearly 200 covers.
Jessie Willcox Smith
Jessie Willcox Smith
Jessie Willcox Smith
This artist from New Zealand started out as a lithographer but moved to London to become an illustrator. They got their big break when they got commissioned to illustrate the cover of “Little Folks”.
Harry Rountree
Harry Rountree
Harry Rountree
Harry Rountree
Who painted this colourful interpretation of Alice in Wonderland?
Harry Rountree
Who painted this Alice in Wonderland piece?
Harry Rountree
Harry Rountree
Wrote and illustrated more than 30 children’s books, including the Tale of Peter Rabbit.
Beatrix Potter
How did The Tale of Peter Rabbit originate?
It was developed from a series of illustrated letters for the child of a friend
After the success of Peter Rabbit, this artist made 23 more books that combined original stories with charming illustrations.
Beatrix Potter
A student of Howard Pyle who created over 3000 illustrations in his lifetime.
N.C. Wyeth
Who was this artist that was trying to emulate Howard Pyle’s style and subject matter?
N.C. Wyeth
This artist portrayed great depth and texture in this piece, with a very convincing hill of gold coins.
N.C. Wyeth
Scenarios like this became templates for later Hollywood films of the same stories — who painted this vividly rendered piece?
N.C. Wyeth
N.C. Wyeth
This artist would often “lay-in” a canvas before breakfast and then come back after eating to a prepared painting surface.
N.C. Wyeth
This artist saw illustration as a way to support their family financially and actually wanted to be recognised as a painter! He came to resent the constraints of illustration and began to paint for fine art exhibitions later in life.
N.C. Wyeth
N.C. Wyeth
N.C. Wyeth
Influenced by Howard Pyle and Harvey Dunn, this artist’s intricate and bold style dominated the filed for many years.
Dean Cornwell
This artist prepared a lot of sketches and test compositions before trying the final painting in oils. They also did early montage illustrations.
Dean Cornwell
Such juicy, bold use of oil paint! Who made this?
Dean Cornwelll
Dean Cornwell
Dean Cornwell
Dean Cornwell
Dean Cornwell
This artist’s real name was Romain De Tirtoff. Their invented name stands for the phonetic sound of the initials… what was it?
Erté
What city was Erté born in and what city did he move to when he turned 20?
St. Petersburg, Paris
Erté
What movement did Erté’s style help define?
The new art deco look.
Which magazine did Erté sign an exclusive contract to do all the covers with?
Harpers Bazar
Erté
Erté
Erté
This Philadelphian artist was known for idealised poetic narratives set in otherworldly landscapes, painted with precision and dreamlike clarity.
Maxfield Parrish
This is the early work of an artist who gained popularity later on for their paintings. Who are they?
Maxfield Parrish
Maxfield Parrish
This piece shows a great use of androgynous figures in fantastical settings. Who made it?
Maxfield Parrish
What made Maxfield Parrish’s work different from contemporaries like Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac?
Maxfield Parrish’s work showed no visible line.
Maxfield Parrish
This painting was made with the intention of mass reproduction as a lithograph for middle-class homes. Who painted it?
Maxfield Parrish
Maxfield Parrish
Note 
Flashcard (41)