Mad Men & Crazy Critters - Elephant Strength

Sandro Scarsi, 1961, thanks to Martin Klash

Achille Mauzan, 1921

Ludwig Hohlwein, 1920 and 1926 

Pierre Mourgue, 1930

 Leonetto Cappiello, 1936

Fritz Butz, 1945

Pierre Fix-Masseau, 1950

Koff, thanks to Hamish Grant

 Hervé Morvan, 1952

Frans Mettes, thanks to Vintage Advertising and Poster Art

Danuta Zukowska

André François, thanks to Sandi Vincent at Aqua-Velvet

Monday Matticchio - Penguin Town

Sunday Safari - City Life

Viggo Vagnby, 1959 

Alice and Martin Provensen, The Animal Fair, 1952, at R.Michelson Galleries

Art Seiden, Dinosaur comes to town, 1963, thanks to Golden Gems

Syd Hoff, Sammy the Seal, 1959, thanks to Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves

Roger Duvoisin, Veronica, 1961

Lu Green

Wayne Pate

Vincent Mathy

Natalie Russell, Moon Rabbit

 Michael Sowa, Esterhazy, The Rabbit Prince

 Gabriella Giandelli at Galerie Martel

Chiho Makino

Victo Ngai

Beatrice Alemagna, Un Lion à Paris

Stéphane Poulin, Bestiaire

Marco Cazzato

Shuichi Nakano, Searching for paradise, thanks to Pink Tentacle

L'Animal dans la Décoration

The color of autumn leaves reminds me of this beautiful folio created by M. P. Verneuil at the height

 of the Art Nouveau's ornamental frenzy. Verneuil was one of the most talented pupils in Eugène Grasset's

 Parisian atelier, and executed many designs under his direction for the 1896 portfolio

La Plante et ses Applications Ornementales. One year later he produced his own series 

of 60 lithographic plates containing hundreds of decorative depictions of animals 

and dedicated it to Grasset, whose realistic, detailed and romantic style clearly inspired him. 

 

Thanks to the New York Public Library for the gorgeous scans.

Protected from the Cold

It's hard to find information in English on the young Japanese illustrator Akitaka Ito,

so I'll just share a selection of his animal portraits and hope that their beauty, 

tenderness and subtle humor will warm up your day!