The Royal Mail have issued a set of stamps to mark the centenary of the publication of Agatha Christie’s first crime novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles. To add a touch of mystery, the six stamps contain hidden secrets in the form of microtext, UV ink and thermochromic ink. These stylish stamps are illustrated by […]
A chance to see Sir Elton John’s collection of Modernist photography at Tate Modern, London. Sir Elton John has collected one of the world’s greatest private collections of photography. The collection shows photographs from the period 1920’s to the 1950s and includes portraits of Matisse, Picasso, and Breton plus major work by Man Ray, Brassai […]
A major new exhibition call Towards Night will open at the Towner Gallery in Eastourne, Sussex, UK on 24th September 2016. Nightime as a subject has always fascinated us here at Illustrated-Books.co.uk. This exhibition will feature paintings and prints by artists including Samuel Palmer, Edvard Munch, Julian Opie and many others. If you haven’t visited the […]
This Italian illustrator Gloria Pizzilli has been featured recently in the American magazine Communication Arts. Visit her website to see her work. This image is from her Picture Book.
“The Picture Book Reimagined: The Children’s Book Legacy of Pratt Institute and Bank Street College of Education” runs from now through to September. 15th. Pratt Manhattan Gallery, 144 W. 14th St., 2nd Fl. New York. www.pratt.edu. This exhibition relates to the author and children’s picture book historian Leonard Marcus who recently curated an exhibition at […]
If you are on holiday in Europe this summer, the Kröller-Müller Museum in Holland is a great place to visit. It has the second-largest Van Gogh collection in the world plus works by artists such as Monet, Seurat, Picasso, Mondrian and many more. Van Gogh’s drawings alone are worth the visit. Van Gogh constantly pushed […]
Davidson Gallery, in Seattle USA, have an exhibition of Japanese woodblock prints from 7th to 30th July 2016. This exhibition shows how the Japanese tradition of woodblock printing has created the most beautiful sublime images. The wonderful and subtle colour techniques combine to create unique and beautiful pictures. Shown here is a print by Kawase […]
Communication Arts have an interesting article showing some wonderful illustrated posters created to celebrate the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. Portland-based artist and illustrator Jeff Foster created these magical old-style posters using a nostalgic illustration style to pay homage to Wisconsin’s dairy heritage. Click here to see more of Jeff Foster’s artwork. Click here to visit […]
The York International Book Fair will be held on Friday September 16th and Saturday 17th 2016. Featuring over 200 leading book-dealers this fair is one of the largest rare and antiquarian book fairs in Europe. York is one of the UK’s finest medieval walled cities. It is under 2 hours by train from London or […]
If you like beautifully produced fine press books on photography Lumiere Press is an amazing discovery. The press is devoted exclusively to photography. The books are hand typeset, printed and bound to the quality and tradition of the very best private press books. Their latest book is ‘Black Star’, The Historical Print Collection of the […]
