Rolf Armstrong — Puck — March 27, 1915
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Showing posts with label Rolf Armstrong. Show all posts
Lots of Inspiration
No matter how dated Rolf Armstrong's subjects may look, I still get lots of inspiration from his technique to bring to my pastel drawings.
Vibrant and Fanciful
The original early 20th century Metropolitan Magazine seemingly had many vibrant and fanciful covers, running for a number of years, and was a great venue for Pogany and Armstrong. The image on the header of this 'blog was originally one of its covers. But I've yet to see more than just a few collected here and there. Another coffee table book waiting to happen.
Willy Pogany — August 1916
Rolf Armstrong — August 1918
Rolf Armstrong — January 1919
Armstrong Favorites
Rolf Armstrong is a favorite golden age magazine artist, and my overall favorites of his work are his College Humor covers. The portraits of women are certainly vintage, but the colors, compositions and moods are timeless.
The delicate tracery of the veil in the first one here, with the delicate shadow is subtly amazing considering the pastel medium he's using.
Above and below, reworking the cover for a calendar.
The delicate tracery of the veil in the first one here, with the delicate shadow is subtly amazing considering the pastel medium he's using.
Above and below, reworking the cover for a calendar.
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