Sunday, February 16, 2014

Lovely old illustrations

I love the clear, delicate lines; the graceful patterns of leaf and flower; the billowing curves and circles; and the soft colors on aging, brownish paper of these Paul Vincent Woodroffe illustrations. 

Go slow when you get to The Fairy Ship. It's my favorite.







I found these illustrations on the Metropolitan Museum of Art website. I wouldn't have known to look for them there if I had not first seen some of them at A Polar Bear's Tale, a blog full of beautiful and interesting images.
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5 comments:

  1. Linda HensleyFebruary 19, 2014 at 7:15 AM

    Very nice! I love this style of illustration. I also really enjoyed scrolling through your past posts. I'll look forward to coming back and seeing what you're working on.

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    1. anthemsweetFebruary 19, 2014 at 7:47 AM

      Thank you for looking around. I feel honored by that because I enjoyed your blog so much. You're a good and interesting writer and artist!

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2014 at 2:50 AM

    These illustrations are lovely ! I'm glad i discovered your blog. Thank you for your comment on my drawing (the beguiling of Merlin). Cheers

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    1. anthemsweetFebruary 21, 2014 at 8:40 AM

      Whoops. I replied below but as a comment not a reply. I'm not sure it makes a difference--there's so much I don't know about all this computer-internet stuff. But anyway, thank you for looking at my blog and you're most welcome for the comment. It was well deserved!

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  3. anthemsweetFebruary 21, 2014 at 8:37 AM

    Thank you and your welcome!

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