Talk about your favorite illustrators, the most beautiful books you have ever seen and share some illustrations with other enthusiasts of this almost extinct art form. Starting off with some classics.

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The Lost Art of Illustration Anonymous 05/06/25 (Tue) 03:53:53 No.246 [View All]

Talk about your favorite illustrators, the most beautiful books you have ever seen and share some illustrations with other enthusiasts of this almost extinct art form.
Starting off with some classics.

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Anonymous 05/12/25 (Mon) 23:55:54 No.408

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>>407

Anonymous 05/12/25 (Mon) 23:57:07 No.409

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>>408

Anonymous 05/12/25 (Mon) 23:58:03 No.410

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>>409
Little Red Riding Hood

Anonymous 05/13/25 (Tue) 00:01:29 No.411

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>>410
The Juniper Tree

Anonymous 05/13/25 (Tue) 00:02:38 No.412

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>>411
Rapunzelturm

Anonymous 05/13/25 (Tue) 00:10:24 No.413

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Wilhelm Stumpf - Brother Lustig

Anonymous 05/13/25 (Tue) 13:41:09 No.415

>>414
wtf is this?

Anonymous 05/13/25 (Tue) 20:57:58 No.417

>>414
Where is this supposed to lead me?

Anonymous 05/13/25 (Tue) 23:36:35 No.431

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Melchior Lechter für Stefan George: Der siebente Ring

Anonymous 05/13/25 (Tue) 23:57:40 No.436

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Waldteich, Scherrebecker Wandteppich

Anonymous 05/14/25 (Wed) 17:25:13 No.463

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Akseli Gallen-Kallela - The Defense of the Sampo

Anonymous 05/14/25 (Wed) 19:10:16 No.464

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Hans Baluschek, Illustration - Little Peter's trip to the Moon

Anonymous 05/14/25 (Wed) 19:11:14 No.465

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Anonymous 05/14/25 (Wed) 19:11:57 No.466

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Anonymous 05/14/25 (Wed) 19:17:23 No.467

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Anonymous 05/14/25 (Wed) 19:25:53 No.468

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Anonymous 05/14/25 (Wed) 19:26:43 No.469

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Anonymous 05/14/25 (Wed) 19:27:59 No.470

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Anonymous 05/14/25 (Wed) 20:00:01 No.471

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Anonymous 05/14/25 (Wed) 20:05:41 No.472

https://x.com/Danny455994/status/1922709829895794772

Anonymous 05/14/25 (Wed) 21:00:29 No.473

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Anonymous 05/14/25 (Wed) 21:02:02 No.474

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Anonymous 05/14/25 (Wed) 21:05:49 No.475

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Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 14:59:53 No.477

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Sidney Herbert Sime - The Sketch

Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 15:02:52 No.478

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Francis A. Haviland - Night

Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 15:04:14 No.479

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Cornelia Paczka - Művészet

Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 15:19:52 No.480

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L. Kate Deal, “Child Library Readers”, Book Two, by William H. Elson and Lura E. Runkel, 1929

Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 15:49:06 No.481

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Dorothy P. Lathrop (1891-1980), “Crossings: A Fairy Play” by Walter De La Mare, 1923

Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 15:51:45 No.482

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>>480

Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 15:52:42 No.483

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>>482

Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 15:58:51 No.484

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Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 15:59:29 No.485

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>>484

Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 19:44:59 No.487

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Sibylle von Olfers

Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 19:46:27 No.488

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>>487

Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 19:52:38 No.489

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>>488

Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 20:09:40 No.490

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Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 20:11:39 No.491

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Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 20:34:47 No.492

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Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 20:49:47 No.493

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Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 20:52:53 No.494

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Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 20:53:51 No.495

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Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 20:55:45 No.496

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Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 20:56:42 No.497

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Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 20:57:30 No.498

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>>497
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCsYHX-0ARk

Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 20:58:08 No.499

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>>498
Elsa Beskow

Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 20:58:57 No.500

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Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 21:01:41 No.501

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Anonymous 05/15/25 (Thu) 21:04:54 No.502

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Anonymous 05/16/25 (Fri) 00:03:27 No.503

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>>502

Anonymous 05/16/25 (Fri) 20:35:39 No.509

>>500
This is /art/chan now.

>>498
I must say that I've enjoyed these illustrations greatly and the music is good as well. Looking at great art and listening to a guiding music. Crazy how a bhutanese basket weaving forum is able to outcompete art history majors on their turf.