Tag Archives: Drawing

1875: A Day Less for Examination

Posted on August 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

Evelyn De Morgan: Life drawing of a seated male model inscribed “A Day Less for Examination” [detail] (1875) (source)

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1965: Portrait with Horns

Posted on July 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

Tom Morris: Portrait of Billy Eckstine (1965) (source) Billy Eckstine was a jazz singer and bandleader of the swing era; listen to his 1951 hit “I Apologize” here.

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1893: Sketch

Posted on July 29, 2017 by corvusfugit

Petrus Van der Velden: sketchbook drawing (1893) (source)

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2013: Afrofuturistic

Posted on July 29, 2017 by corvusfugit

John Jennings: cover art for Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci Fi & Fantasy Culture by Ytasha L. Womack (2013) (here)

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1883: You are Wheat and Belong in the Wheatfield

Posted on July 26, 2017 by corvusfugit

Pages from a letter from Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo, 28 October 1883: to cause despondency for six months, until one eventually sees after all that one shouldn’t have let oneself be disoriented. There are two people whose intense … Continue reading →

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1885: Explain Yourself!

Posted on July 26, 2017 by corvusfugit

Unattributed frontispiece for an 1885 edition of Alice’s adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-glass (source) —from the University of Florida’s “Afterlife of Alice” collection, part of the extensive Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature (here). The Caterpillar and Alice … Continue reading →

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1903: I Like Your Bright Face

Posted on July 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

  Sweet little dandelion! How yellow you are! You are not like the orange. You are made to be seen. The orange is for us to eat. I like your bright face. It looks like one of the stars. I … Continue reading →

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1887: The Story Depends on the Teller

Posted on July 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

The Lion and the Statue On a statue king Lion dethroned, Showing conqueror Man, Lion frowned. “If a Lion, you know, Had been sculptor, he’d show Lion rampant, and Man on the ground.” THE STORY DEPENDS ON THE TELLER Walter … Continue reading →

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1925: Instead All Joy is Snatched Away

Posted on July 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

Harry Clarke: Illustration for Goethe’s Faust (1925) Faust: Ah! Now I’ve done Philosophy, I’ve finished Law and Medicine, And sadly even Theology: Taken fierce pains, from end to end. Now here I am, a fool for sure! No wiser than … Continue reading →

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1887: Der Nöck

Posted on July 12, 2017 by corvusfugit

The Nöck (or Nix, Neck, Näck, or Nickert) is a protective water spirit who lives in lakes, ponds, springs, wells and even drops of water.  The word is likely derived from Old High German nihhus , niccus or nichessa (“water … Continue reading →

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