Les Oiseaux Nouveaux

Flying on the wings of a brand new century

Theo van Hoytema, 1893

Otto Eckmann, 1896

Jugend Magazine, 1897

Walter Klemm

Camille Martin, late 1890s

Manuel Orazi, 1900, thanks to Peacock's Garden

Bruno Paul, 1901

Marcel Behmer, illustration for Die Insel, 1901

Book cover by B. Löffler, 1903

Edward Penfield, 1904

Anatoly Arapov, 1905

Ilna Ewers-Wunderwald, 1905

Karol Frycz, rolling papers ad, 1905

Galileo Chini tile, 1906

Hungarian postcard, 1910

For more turn of the century birds, you can visit the posts

Centenary Birds, Seasons of the Peacock and L'Animal dans la Décoration

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.

Mad Men & Crazy Critters - Piatti und Plakat

1952

From the intricate hairlines of Etsuko Fukaya's etchings

we move to the bold strokes and colors of Celestino Piatti.

These twenty ads spanning twenty-five years 

are just a small selection from the 300 posters 

created by the prolific Swiss illustrator and designer.

1953

1954

1958 (via Quad Royal)

1958

1958 (via Mid-Centuria)

1960 (via Quad Royal)

1961 (thanks to Sandi Vincent)

 1962 

1963

1964

1966 (thanks to Leiris202)

1966

1970

1974

1976

1977

All the images carrying a watermark come from the wonderful

Swiss Poster Collection website