Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Fairy-Tale Exquisite

Let's stay with Dulac for a moment or two.

This is an untitled, undated and generally unpublished watercolor of characters from popular nursery rhymes of Dulac's time. His texture and pattern in even the smallest areas — such as the costume fabrics — is fairy-tale exquisite.


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4 comments:

  1. AnnieOctober 19, 2010 at 10:52 PM

    Thank you for sharing this beautiful illustration. Your title is perfect!

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  2. M. D. JacksonOctober 20, 2010 at 6:05 AM

    That is absolutely exquisite!

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  3. Larry MacDougallOctober 20, 2010 at 5:04 PM

    He really could draw the most beautiful faces.

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  4. LC DouglassOctober 20, 2010 at 5:50 PM

    Lovely autumnal spirits - captures the mood of the season and that harvest moon dark blue sky perfectly.

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