Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Leonor Fini... The Story of O



another scan from the Story of O illustrated by L Fini

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Book Covers ....& etc





from the unique Portuguese publishing house & etc some wonderful covers :

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Hermann Naumann...the Temptation of St Anthony...





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Illustration for The Temptation of St. Anthony 1965



"O bliss! bliss! I have seen the birth of life; I have seen the
beginning of motion. The blood beats so strongly in my veins that it
seems about to burst them. I feel a longing to fly, to swim, to bark, to
bellow, to howl. I would like to have wings, a tortoise-shell, a rind,
to blow out smoke, to wear a trunk, to twist my body, to spread myself
everywhere, to be in everything, to emanate with odours, to grow like
plants, to flow like water, to vibrate like sound, to shine like light,
to be outlined on every form, to penetrate every atom, to descend to the
very depths of matter--to be matter!"
 
 
The Temptation of St. Anthony or A Revelation of the Soul 
 Gustave Flaubert



Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Julius Klinger... Sodom...1909





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Julius Klinger - illustration for Sodom or The Quintessence of Debauchery by John Wilmot. 1909

previous Klinger




Saturday, November 6, 2010

Unica Zürn... drawing...





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Unica Zürn - En Permission 1962

scan from Unica Zürn Bilder 1953-1970 Verlag Brinkmann und Bose Berlin 1998



Ex Libris... Jaroslav Dajc





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Friday, November 5, 2010

Fulgur...Austin Osman Spare catalogue 8





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Savonarola c 1907 - study of Girolamo Savonarola © Fulgur


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preliminary sketch ' Desire for Psycho-somatic strength’ 1953 © Fulgur


It's drooling time again, but xmas is coming if anyone is looking for present ideas for me ;)