Etsy recently featured a seller, Jeremy Miranda, whom is what I consider a true fine artist. His large compositions of haunting icebergs and shelves of books looking out at open seas are as amazing as the smaller studies made in the process.
Library by the Sea No.2
But I’ll be honest. The thing that really tugged on this art history nerd’s heart strings was reading his interview and learning that Winslow Homer and Rockwell Kent (a.k.a. in my circle as The Other Rockwell) were influences on his work.
You can read the entire interview here.
Just this afternoon I spent a few hours going through our collection of Winslow Homer wood engravings. I’ll have to photograph most of them next week. Lucky for you my favorite is already on our website at oldimprints.com.
The Bathers by Winslow Homer
Wood-engraving from an 1873 Harper’s Weekly
Awhile back I found a copy of Voltaire’s Candide illustrated by Rockwell Kent. It was published by The Literary Guild, New York, 1929. My personal favorite images from the book are the title and publication page:
Last Tuesday I found this well loved and worn antique book:
The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Published by James Miller, New York, 1870. With illustrations by Sol. Eytinge, Jr., W. J. Hennessy, W. Thwaites, and C. G. Bush.
Works by these artists were also found in Harper’s Weekly. In fact, this image kind of reminds me of a Homer…just a little.
Romance of the Swan’s Nest
Who would of thought I'd be reading poetry?
