Warwick Goble
January 15, 2008
The Moon Maiden
This painting was part of Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales, published in 1910. It was one of the most lavishly illustrated books of the day.
Warwick Goble, for some reason, is not exactly a household name. He was born in 1862. Arthur Rackham (whom I’ll feature sometime) was a contemporary.
Warwick was raised in London and attended the Westminster School of Art. He contributed to the Pall Mall Gazette and the Westminster Gazette, illustrating papers of the day.
From 1912 onward, Warwick Goble was unofficially the designated artist for Asian story books. His sense of colour and watercolour technique/s, are two chief qualities of his artwork.
Further Reading: Warwick Goble Art Gallery
Posted in watercolor
jess@dragonsinn.net
January 16th, 2008 at 12:46 am
I also think Warwick Goble’s work wonderful;the combination of his trademark imaginative style, use of colour, fine technique and characterisation I find exquisite. I am at a loss to reason his relatively low profile, and I’m not alone, obviously, so what’s going on?
January 16th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Beautiful stuff!!!They’re paintings looks like dreams.
Thank you so much for your posts!
Cheers!
January 16th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
// flamenconut:
i think it’s because Warwick Goble’s work is in a style that isn’t what is typically classified as “Classic Art” [with a capital ‘C’ and ‘A’].
those are my sentiments. i find his artwork very appealing too.
i guess i could feature his multitude of artwork/s more than once…
January 16th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
// alexei:
yeah! those are my favourite kinds actually…i usually go with aesthetics over concept (though some people are bound to disagree, but whatever ^^).
you’re welcome also.