Karl Hofer, Nächtliche Überfahrt (Night journey)
Etching with aquatint, 1899
Karl Hofer, Tänzerin
Lithograph, 1921
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- Neil
- I am a writer with a keen interest in prints and printmaking, although I no longer deal in prints. Among my books are Mythology (with Philip Wilkinson), English Folktales, The Cinderella Story, Victorian Village Life, and The New Oxford Book of Children's Verse. I have also published three collections of original poetry, Holding the World Together, The Cardinal Directions, and A Viking Ship-Burial on the Volga. All text and photographs on this blog are copyright © Neil Philip. Copyright in the artworks remains with the artists or their estates.
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4 comments:
What interesting works. the Dancer is a very balanced and pleasing image that also conveys a strong sense of movement - that cna't be easy to do.
I keep trying to figure out how many figures are in the Night Journey and what they are doing. This could be a good picture for children to look at. I know I could have spent hours with it when I was little.
The only people who are bothered by this kind of variety are art historians, as it makes hash of neat theories.
I should try to take a crisper photo if you're going to start counting the figures, Jane! That's too much of a strain on the eyesight. Actually, I'm reminded of a stone circle near us, the Rollright Stones, of which it is said that no one can ever count the same number twice...
Neil, are you familiar with the Japanese illustrator Mitsumasa Anno? I loved "Anno's Medieval World" and "Anno's Britain". He does chidlren's books mostly, but there is so much to see in each picture that I still smile to look at them. That's what this made me think of.
Another interesting comparison, Jane. Yes, Anno was an important figure in children's books in the 70s and 80s especially. One could play quite a game finding works of art that could be turned into children's stories.
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