Saturday, July 18, 2009

Outstanding Decorative Painter

William P. Welsh was an outstanding decorative painter and illustrator, primarily of the 1930s, who seemingly has not been given his due. He was very prolific, yet it's hard to find many examples of his work, let alone a collected works book or such.  









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5 comments:

  1. joe ackermanJuly 21, 2009 at 2:04 PM

    these are lovely. I remember the second one from years ago, but I never knew who it was by. nice on, fella.

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  2. Thomas Haller BuchananJuly 21, 2009 at 4:48 PM

    Thanks Joe. I was hoping someone would show some appreciation for this guy's talent.

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  3. JudyJuly 26, 2009 at 1:02 PM

    Thanks for the post. I found "Summer" in the web and was looking for the artist over a year. It's Art Deco of the best.

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  4. Li-AnOctober 26, 2009 at 1:25 AM

    I was searching works of this artist since a picture seen in "Illustrator in America" (the one with Chaplin) and it's a real pleasure to discover such beautiful things (the Winter is awsome).

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  5. Jim WebbFebruary 6, 2012 at 11:10 PM

    Until this weekend at an antiques fair, I hadn't seen Summer and Winter since I sold my prints about 25 years ago. Afterward, I was so sorry and searched for replacements in poster stores to no avail.

    Sadly I had to pass on the two framed posters this weekend but it was wonderful seeing them again and now because of your images and info I can enjoy them and more once again. Thank you!

    Jim

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