Friday, May 30, 2014

Maurice Greiffenhagen: Painter and Illustrator

Maurice Greiffenhagen (1862-1931) was a Royal Academician, an instructor at the Glasgow School of Art, and an illustrator. His Wikipedia entry is here, and a link containing some of his illustrations is here.

Greiffenhagen was highly competent as well as versatile. I tend to prefer his illustrations to his portraits (he did many), many of which tend to be rather dark with (as best I can tell from digital images) slightly fussy brushwork.

Gallery

Poster Art for London Midland & Scottish Railway

Carlisle, Gateway to Scotland - 1924

A Visit to Town

Piccadilly - 1926


Classical and Literary Scenes

Laertes and Ophelia - 1885

An Idyl - 1891

Cophetua - 1920-25

The Message - 1923


Portraits

Sir Henry Rider Haggard - 1897
Greiffenhagen was an illustrator of Haggard's books.

Lady with coral necklace - c. 1910

Sons of William Parkinson - 1915

Lady Emma J. Biles - 1917


Nude

Nude with a Wrap - 1924
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2 comments:

  1. deariemeMay 30, 2014 at 11:30 AM

    Cheery news.
    http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/may/30/van-dyke-priest-oil-sketch-church-bells

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  2. deariemeMay 30, 2014 at 11:35 AM

    Then I wondered whether Father J MacL was Roman Catholic or High Church Anglican. Turns out he's neither:
    http://www.oldcatholicchurchuk.com

    We live and learn.

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