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$32,500 not quite in your price range then? Me neither…

Boris Vallejo 1978 Tarzan Calendar
5500 USD (maybe at the end of the month.)

Frank Frazetta Devil Rider Painting Original Art (circa 1970)
19 000 USD

Hal Foster Prince Valiant Sunday Comic Strip
11 000 USD

Isnt Audrey Kawasaki simply great. I just love her work.

Audrey Kawasaki – She Who Dares

Audrey Kawasaki – ak Chair

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They are pretty darn intense but they are extreamly good!

If you are brave and have a strong stomach Google ‘Joel-Peter Witkin‘. His photography is normally very macabre, morbid, hairy and even grotesque.

This set of photos, however, is very different from his normal style.

Illustrator unknown. Great little animation even though it is quite violent. Enjoy!

Paul Terry-toons – Dingbat and Sylvester the fox

Paul Terry-toons Sourpuss and Gandy Goose

Paul Terry-toons – Heckle And Jeckle

Paul Terry-toons – Oil Can Harry and Pearl PureHeart

Paul Terry-toons – Mighty Mouse

Paul Terry-toons – Terry Bears

Paul Terry-toons -Dinky

Paul Terry-toons -Little Roquefort

The focus of this video is to demonstrat the application of watercolors on a manga character – I wish these skills came this natural to me!

This is a collection of western art. Specifically female portraits from the last 500 Years. Music: Bach’s Saraband. Youtube awarded this the Most Creative Video of 2007!

I have posted Audrey Kawasaki – Oiran before but I liked it so much that i thought id dedicate another post just to this illustration.

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Audrey Kawasaki – Oiran

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These simple geometric illustrations are nice. Fokes simple is not easy!

Beatrix Potter (1866-1943)
‘The Rabbits’ Christmas Party’
About 1890
Watercolour

At Sotheby’s London, Beatrix Potter’s original watercolour illustration of the final scene from “The Rabbit’ Christmas Party” was sold for the remarkable amount of £289,250 – nearly five times its presale estimate (est. £40,000-60,000). This has set a new record for book illustration sold at an auction.

The watercolour was one of 20 original illustrations, books, unpublished Christmas cards and letters by Beatrix Potter. They came from her brother, Bertram Potter, which were offered for sale in today’s auction of English Literature and History. The whole collection, which represents the most extensive group of Beatrix Potter artwork to have appeared on the market went for a total of £748,200.

Bertram Potter must be a very happy man.

“Olympia is an oil on canvas painting by Édouard Manet in the Realism style. Painted in 1863, it measures 130.5 by 190 centimetres (51 x 74.8 in). The nation of France acquired the painting in 1890 with a public subscription organised by Claude Monet. It is now in the Musée d’Orsay, Paris.”

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“What shocked contemporary audiences was not Olympia’s nudity, nor even the presence of her fully clothed maid, but her confrontational gaze and a number of details identifying her as a demi-mondaine or courtesan. These include the orchid in her hair, her bracelet, pearl earrings and the oriental shawl on which she lies, symbols of wealth and sensuality. The black ribbon around her neck, in stark contrast with her pale flesh, and her cast-off slipper underline the voluptuous atmosphere. Whereas Titian’s Venus delicately covers her sex, Olympia’s hand firmly protects hers, as if to emphasize her independence and sexual dominance over men. Manet replaced the little dog (symbol of fidelity) in Titian’s painting with a black cat, which symbolized prostitution. Olympia disdainfully ignores the flowers presented to her by her servant, probably a gift from a client. Some have suggested that she is looking in the direction of the door, as her client barges in unannounced.” Read More…

Olympia by Édouard Manet

This post was partly made as reference for: Mark Ryden

Shepard Fairey has a whole range of subject but I posted these portraits because I think they work wonderfully together. There is something very prolific about them – Perhaps the colors (red and black) and/or the strong cultural and social references which gives these art works such weight.

Shepard Fairey – Malcolm X

Shepard Fairey – Mujer Fatal

Shepard Fairey – Arab Woman

Shepard Fairey – Peace Goddess

Shepard Fairey – Peace Mujer

Her skill and style is fantastic but conceptually I found her other stuff a little bit try hard morbid (emo kids would love it) . Here are some specific illutrations I picked out.

Computer games often produce some amazing illustrations. Blizzard games have just released Diablo 3. I remember when they brought out Diablo 1 – I was glued for hours as I explored the labyrinths looking for new weapons and spells. You have to find and kill Diablo. Here are some illustrations from the game. Check Out The Website – pretty impressive.

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