La Dame et le Chien

Georges Clairin, Sarah Bernardt, 1876

Last Friday I gave a lesson about the posters of the Belle Epoque,

which reminded me of how much I enjoy that period, and of how much 

lovely stuff I is hiding in my (by now really big) image archives.

So here's a sequel to a 2010 post, celebrating a time when 

the elegance of hounds and the fashion of ladies 

seemed to be made for each other

G.L. Sormani, 1900

Edward Penfield, 1908

Bernard Boutet de Monvel, 1912

Coles Phillips, 1915

Otto Poertzel, The Aristocrats, 1920s

Georges Barbier, 1922

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Jean Dupas, Woman with Stole, 1929

Art Deco postcard

 Louis Icart, Femme aux Levriers, 1929

Jean-Gabriel Domergue, Woman with Greyhounds, 1930

Erté, Symphony in Black

The Cloudy Dog

A sweet and soft video by the young Japanese animator Asami Ike, 

for anyone who's ever loved a dog.

Thread, Paper & Feather

Catherine Frere-Smith

Soft sculptures are one of the trends in animal art I am always drawn to,

wheter they be made of felt, fabric or paper; and stitched, knitted or glued 

to form sweetly simple or stunningly intricate creations.

Women artists have been the most active in exploring these creative paths,

and with this avian gallery I want to honor some of my favorites  – but I am still 

on the lookout for more, so if an artist you love is missing, please let me know!

Emma Hall

 Ann Wood

 Emily Sutton

Alice Wolfe

 Anna-Wili Highfield

Elsa Mora

Abigail Brown

 Diana Beltran Herrera

 Swig

 The Makerie Studio

Amy Switzer

Franco Matticchio - Kit & Kattic Cocktail Party

Put Your Nose in a Book

Mai Miturich

In case you wonder where I was... having been recently diagnosed with a congenitally deviated nasal septum, 

last week I went to the hospital to undergo surgery. Now I am starting to feel good, but a mandatory rest period

 hasn't allowed me to make my costumary pilgrimage to the Bologna Book Fair. Yes, that sucks!

This quick post is dedicated with love to all the friends, colleagues and artists who were there 

and to all illustrated book lovers, be they children, adults, or beasts

Gerard Douwe, 1960

Sac Magique

Gaia Stella

Hugo Horita

Two works by Ester Garcia Cortes

Ayano Imai, thanks to Shelley Davies

Richard Scarry, from The Golden Book of 365 Stories, 1955,

thanks to Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves

Princesse Camcam

Zack Rock

Marco Somà

Edward Gorey

Charles van Sandwyk

Catia Chen

I really hope to be there next year!