Tuesday, February 15, 2011

François-Louis Schmied (Geneva, 1873 - 1941) - Myths and Visions











1. Woodcut illustration for the "Odyssey" - The two Eagles of the Omen, 1930-1933.

2. Woodcut illustration for the "Odyssey" - The Cliff of Gortyn, 1930-1933.

3. Woodcut illustration for the "Odyssey" - The Cyclops, 1930-1933.

4. Woodcut illustration for "The Creation", 1928.

5. Woodcut illustration for the "French Ballads" by Paul Fort, 1927.

6. Woodcut illustration for "Daphné" by A. de Vigny, 1927.

7. Woodcut frontispiece of "Le Paradis Musulman" (Muslim Paradise) by J.C. Mardrus, 1930.

8. Woodcut illustration for "Le Paradis Musulman" (Muslim Paradise) by J.C. Mardrus, 1930.

9. Woodcut illustration for "Le livre de la Vérité de Parole" (The book of The Truth of Speech) by J. C Mardrus, 1929.

10. Woodcut illustration for "Le livre de la Vérité de Parole" (The book of The Truth of Speech) by J. C Mardrus, 1929.

5 comments:

Janas said...

This post contain images scanned from:

L'Illustration N°4683 - 90° Année - 3 December 1932.

Santo Alligo - Pittori di carta, libri illustrati tra otto e novecento Vol.2 - Little Nemo Editore, 2005.

bolingo69 said...

Beautiful!

Janas said...

Bolingo, I thank you for your frequent ascents to the volcano and for look inside the caldera.

Ken said...

It is so wonderful to be introduced to the dazzling work of artists previously unknown to me.

Thank you for sharing the beauty!!

Janas said...

You're welcome Ken and thank you for visiting my blog. I'm glad you found something pleasing to your eyes.