Red haired beauty !

Victorian Red Haired Beauty by unknown artist 

Contemporary Red Haired Beauties by Corry Kooy

Charles' latest posting in ModernPrintmakers revealing a lovely small print of two cows: "Rouge and Noire" by Sylvain Boxsius (1878-1941) coincided with a planned posting on woodblock prints showing cows.

So this is a good opportunity starting with the colorful red beauties first. The opening painting of a "herd of red cattle along river Flist" by Dutch artist Corry Kooy. Although not a print perfectly illustrating the nostalgic feeling we  (at least I) have when enjoying a nostalgic scenery that has almost disappeared from our landscapes.  

 William Nicholson (1872-1949)   Anne Faulkner (1862-1933)

Since the times these printmakers took to the meadows, sat and sketched their subjects, much has changed. Many of the herds staying indoors nowadays, the bovine milking types through selective breeding changed into far more powerful and productive feno-types. Red cows and mixed stock have allmost completely disappeared. This posting with these lovely examples of times gone by a tribute to the colorful cow.

Carl Alexander Brendel (1877-1948)

Siegfried Berndt (1889-1946)

Hiroshi Toshida (1876-1950)

Kathleen Hale (1898-2000) - Johan van der Zee (1898-1988)

This "ordinary" black & white sister had to be included here ofcourse. Japanese printmaker Kanae Yamamoto (1882-1946), when staying in Brittany in 1912, made some great and surprisingly Modern (European) prints. After investigating his no doubt relationship with Breton printmaker Henri Rivière (1864-1951) I'll show them soon.

Likewise, although not prints, these cows (thank you Lily Japonisme!) also in Brittany by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) and painted in 1890 before leaving for Tahiti 1891 I couldn't resist. His close friend Vincent, himself a red head, shows his love for red beauties and  simultaniously, with a wink, paying his respect to Old Master Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678) 

And while painting this peaceful family group of red ladies (above) one of the more sensitive German printmakers Walther Klemm (1883-1937) perhaps  found his inspiration for this print.

Hans Neumann (1873-1957) printed these probably Alpine red haired cows but they could also be grazing over the white cliffs of Dover. 

Closing this thematic posting with contemporary Dutch printmaker Margriet de Goede.

The Royle family, Part II: Stanley Royle

Stanley Royle,
( R.C.A., R.B.A., A.R.W.A.)
(1888-1961)

British landscape painter and illustrator.

Jean’s father, Stanley Royle, was a respected British R.B.A. landscape painter and illustrator who exhibited at the Royal British Academy of whom I’ll show some nice paintings. This wintery British Blues scene reminding me of Clive’s recent posting on Hiroshi Yoshida Blues)
In many of his paintings Royle talents as an illustrator is clear: they could easily be transferred into poster art.


But the surprise was finding this pastel (1922) a composition of impressive trees (elms ?) and farmhouses set in a landscape. This composition will be recognized by every print enthousiast. I think.
The subject (and even the background landscape) having great resemblance with Sylvan Boxsius (1978-1941) most famous print “Autumn”.
There are two more similarly and impressively designed prints ( I know of) by Boxsius, one called “Pines” (R.) the other “at Winchelsea” (L.). The two obviously belonging together, Winchelsea is located near to the British Channel coast.

Where the farmhouses in Boxsius’ “Autumn” print are located I don’t know. The Boxsius family was from London origin I believe (there was a furrier Boxsius in London’s Milton street 62 in the 1830’s). The Royle family originating and living in the Sheffield area and choosing his artistic subjects from the Derbyshire and Yorkshire countryside.

More on Jean and Stanly Royle here:

http://www.jean-royle.com/
http://www.stanley-royle.com/