THE FANTASY ART AND CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATIONS OF LOUIS MOE HD

[@atlanteum]

Every time I watch an episode, I am forced to ask - "How have I never heard of this artist before?" The service you render to your audience is unparalleled, and appreciated more than can be expressed in a comment board -

[@G.L.McCarthy-vr1oe]

You are so correct! Mr Beard does us a great service by bringing these wonderful artists to our attention💚

[@petebeard]

Your very positive response to this video and my efforts with the channel in general are very welcome. Thanks so much.

[@atlanteum]

​@@petebeard Pete, your relaxed, informative demeanor has made you the Old Friend we look forward to spending time with whenever possible. If only we were all sitting around a table with coffee, wine or brandy to enjoy the presentation -

[@RobertaFierro-mc1ub]

Thank God for Pete Beard!

[@charlestaylor3195]

I love Louis's paintings. As I look at his illustrations I can't believe the amount of detail, but the time it must have taken to create them, especially his ink work. He uses a lot of ink and it's all pen strokes, and every stroke is permanent so I'm amazed. Thanks Pete, I look forward to your videos.

[@petebeard]

Thanks as ever for your appreciation of another video and in particular Moe's incredible talent for creating unforgettable images. He's another who should be far better known.

[@davidshurville3658]

I can only repeat the appreciation of the viewers for your wonderful and deeply mesmerising channel. It is so therapeutic to watch and to hear your dulcet tones is always a joy. Thanks from the bottom of my heart Pete.

[@petebeard]

Thanks for another favourable comment about the channel, and my efforts with the presentation of the images. Both are very welcome.

[@max-romano-santo]

This channel is KZbin's GOLDEN TREASURE... Thanks, Peter, for share your wonderful images and your knowledge with us... ❤

[@petebeard]

Your appreciation of my work on the channel is very welcome, and comments such as yours keep my levels of motivation high. Thanks a lot.

[@johngraham4053]

Absolutely stunning monsters and weird forms. They really grab your attention. Plus beautiful illustrations for children’s books. Thank you Pete for bringing Louis Moe to our attention, a very impressive artist.

[@petebeard]

Thanks for your comment, and I'm glad that like me you appreciate both sides of his talent.

[@Die.Trying]

I'm smitten. Louis Moe is an artist I shall work hard to not forget.

[@petebeard]

Thanks for the favourable comment. Moe is well worth remembering in my book.

[@treasuresunderfoot7876]

Moe was 2nd to none. His children's illustrations were so enjoyable to look at. I would love to have the children's books just to ogle the artwork. I don't know how you always find another talented illustrator each time. My hats off to you, Pete.

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your continued appreciation. Moe has to be one of my all time favourite subjects.

[@jaybradley9083]

Louis Moe was equally adept at lighthearted children's illustrations as he was at depicting dark themes. Thanks for presenting this look at his amazing body of work.

[@petebeard]

Thanks for your favourable response. I'm pleased you appreciate his marvellous work.

[@06L]

It’s always a pleasure to discover another artist thanks to an artist who excels in the art of communicating his passion!

[@petebeard]

Many thanks - from both of us. Such comments are always appreciated.

[@ingmarvanderhoek6314]

Wonderful artist with a wide variety of styles and a great skill in lighting and shading. Thank you for presenting Louis Moe!

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot, and I'm very pleased he seems to be pretty popular with other viewers too.

[@TheMarkEH]

Another fabulous episode. I really liked the children's coloured images as well as the fantasy/mythological works aimed at adults. Thanks for all of the hard work that you put in to create these superb biographical vignettes.

[@petebeard]

I'm pleased you appreciate both sides of Moe's talent, and thanks as always for your enduring support.

[@constancedtheodore4999]

My Favourite Channel...and my therapy. I had never heard of Louis Moe and so glad I now know of him.

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your continued appreciation. It's very welcome.

[@matthieujoly]

I'm so pleased that this channel exists, discover after discover, artists after artists. Great moments, these are an important time of the day, an enjoyable part of my life that make me understand that there is so many more beauty and passion and great artists around us ! Again, I never heard about Louis Moe, and what a wonderful time it was to see all these images ! Thanks !

[@petebeard]

Thanks for another favourable comment. And I'm particularly pleased to have introduced you - and quite a few other viewers - to Moe's incredible work.

[@rogeremmerson]

Thanks for another great video. Your channel is by far and away one of the best produced and most informative on KZbin. I am astounded at your almost inexhaustible supply of graphic artists. Keep 'em coming.

[@petebeard]

Thanks again for another favourable reaction to a video on the channel. And there's absolutely no sign of me running out of subjects for a considerable time yet.

[@sidilicious11]

Louis Moe. I love his anthropomorphism skills! He sure knows how to tell a story with his illustrations. A feast for the eyes and imagination.

[@petebeard]

Thanks for the comment and it's good to know you share my high opinion of his work.

[@Mountlougallops]

Another treat. Thanks Pete. To lose myself in art and illustration, all new to me, is therapy.

[@petebeard]

Hello again and thanks once more for your appreciation of my work on the channel.

[@mr.kilroy6818]

Thanks, Pete ol bean, for your service, spot on' spot on !!!

[@petebeard]

Many thanks for your appreciation. Always a welcome tonic.

[@MrPhotodoc]

Although I cannot give an example, Moe's style seems to have influenced many illustrators after him. Thanks again for the great content on this channel. I learn something new each time.

[@petebeard]

Many thanks for your comment and appreciation of Moe's work.

[@josefschiltz2192]

What a marvellous artist. Breathtaking.

[@petebeard]

I'm glad you think so. Thanks for the comment.

[@josefschiltz2192]

@@petebeard Well, it's extremely rare to see the combined qualities of Gustave Doré and Kate Greenaway and Beatrix Potter within one artist!

[@kimjensenable]

Beautifully written and presented. How charming and humorous you are dear Pete. Thank you so very much.

[@petebeard]

Many thanks for your appreciation, and flattering estimation of my character. I'm blushing.

[@augustcanyon3438]

Thank you, this was wonderful. As a writer and aspiring illustrator I love this type of history.

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your comment and if you find the content inspires you so much the better.

[@gerardtessers]

Thank you for another great video! We liked the monochrome, darker subjects (and the illustrations for the Danish history) somewhat better than the childrens book pictures. Great crosshatching in many pictures, wonderful subject matter!

[@petebeard]

Thanks again for another favourable response. I wouldn't want to choose between the art and illustrations myself - I'm in awe of it all.

[@vaughngaminghd]

Hi Pete, Congratulations on another beautiful presentation. I lost count of how many times I said "wow" aloud while viewing Louis Moe's work (at least five…). Looks spectacular on the bigscreen TV. I look forward to toasting your 100K subscriber milestone! Thanks, once again, for all you do.

[@petebeard]

Thanks as usual and I'm delighted that you -and quite few others- rate Moe's work as highly as I do. And yes I'm inching ever so slowly it seems towards that magic number. Knowing me it'll be a disappointment when it happens...

[@TheMikester307]

Your narration is as beautiful as the artist's work.

[@seventhpass]

I would hit the like button 1000 times if I could, thank you for this.

[@petebeard]

..and if I had the power I'd let you. But thanks for the thought.

[@parry3231]

Thanks for sharing this video with us all, Pete Beard ❤ It is always a blessing and a gift for learning and enjoying the magnificence of so many different artists and their immense accomplishments 🎉 🕉🪷💫🫶✨️ Forever grateful and honored by your grace and care of the representation of what is historically significant and informative in every post ❤ Louis Moe is fascinating 🐾🦋💜🐣

[@petebeard]

My thanks doesn't really seem adequate to reflect what a tonic your comments are for my fragile ego. It's been one of - if not the greatest - pleasures to have had so many positive reponses to my work on the channel. Your appreciation is greatly valued.

[@ericomont]

Super! Always surprising, the darker side on this guy is ace.

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your comment and appreciation.

[@BlueBaron3339]

Thank you yet again, Pete, for another absorbing journey into the inspired and singular vision of a unique artist...er...illustrator 😂

[@petebeard]

I'm ppleased you enjoyed Moe's work and in his case at least the division between art and illustration could not be more blurred. All it needed was for those fantasy images to have come from books (and I wish they had). Imagine Dante or the Bible or Grimms...the list is endless.

[@donartcorner5248]

Thanks Pete, You are without a doubt the Ken Burns of Illustrators. You have brought to light the great artists of the past that without you would have faded away. Keep up the great videos.

[@petebeard]

Many thanks for your appreciation and flattering comparison. Such favourable comments are always a tonic for the troops.

[@bigblue6917]

Thanks, Pete. Interesting how his style for coloured illustration differed from that of his pen and ink work. And though I found his coloured work delightful I am more taken by the pen and ink drawings such as the one shown at 10:40. Just love the clawed hands ready to pounce on the fleeing figure. And it's good to see the is not forgotten.

[@petebeard]

Thanks for another favourable response. But I'm obliged to point out the image you refer to (and th other dark fantasy stuff) isn't pen and ink. It's drypoint etching, which makes the results even more amazing.

[@petersass1060]

I have read quite a few of his children books and books that illustrate nordic mythology as a child in my grandparents home in Copenhagen. But you have found so much more than I knew existed. I really admire your research, and not just for this episode. Finding and scanning illustrations from so many years ago, now only available on the second hand market or university libraries, and crafting the commentary, must be a gargantuan task. I look forward to each new episode.

[@petebeard]

Your appreciation of my efforts with the channel and creating the material for the videos is very welcome. On occasion I get the impression that some viewers think it's the work of a few minutes. But however long it takes me it doesn't feel like work, as I enjoy the process far too much.

[@renoldojeffrey4653]

You satisfy my long going obsession with older illustrators. I’m an illustrator myself and I wish more illustrators took inspiration from them, there are so many techniques that should come back

[@petebeard]

Many thanks for your appreciation of my work with the channel.

[@danrend4986]

Your channel has not only become a great source of inspiration for me, but also an Oasis! thank you!

[@petebeard]

Many thanks for your appreciation of my work on the channel. And comments such as yours convince me I'm doing something worthwhile.

[@CoolCatholicArt]

wow... great work, Pete, thank you again

[@petebeard]

Many thanks for your appreciation.

[@rachelturgeon114]

What a wonderful artist. Thank you so much for highlighting his work in illustrations of children’s books. A genre I have ALWAYS LOVED.

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your comment and I'm pleased you admire Moe's incredible work.

[@OkieSketcher1949]

How you keep doing this is beyond me. I never knew there was so much illustration work out there that I had either never seen before or at best had only seen a very little of. Great works. You are correct in stating many of his works needed no writing. The stories were in the pictures and every kid with just a bit of an imagination could produce their own story just from looking at each picture. What a gift. Please don’t ever tell me you are running out of illustrators to present. These artists need continued exposure if for no other reason than to spur on a new generation of illustrators to unleash a child’s imagination.

[@petebeard]

Thanks again for your even more than usually enthusiastic response to this video. Such appreviation of my efforts to shine a spotlight on these illstrators is always welcome. And if I ever run out of subjects it will be some considerable time in the future. If you could see my list of others yet to come I think you might be surprised.

[@collapsiblechair9112]

wonderful art, the fluid, expressive pen work of Louis Moe is very organic and vibrant. thanks for sharing

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your comment and I'm glad that you appreciate the genius of Louis Moe.

[@jerrystaley1563]

• Louis Moe Kudos for your excellent camera work on this episode with crisp close-ups and abundant examples of Louis Moe's work. His work ranges from cheerful children's stories to scary fantastical creatures, from enticing nude etchings to cute humanized animal (anamorphic?) examples complete with animated trees that remind me of those in the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz." Thanks again for another stunning episode, this time with an artist with a long, abundant career.

[@petebeard]

Thanks for your favourable resoonse to the video and my presentation of Moe's work. He made it easy for me. I had to look up 'anamorphic' but disappointingly it means a strectched format. I wonder what the actual word would be? Maybe there isn't one.

[@jerrystaley1563]

You too made me curious about the word so I looked up "animals drawn like people." The results: When animals are drawn with human characteristics, like wearing clothes or walking on two legs, it's called anthropomorphism. Anthropomorphism can also refer to the tendency to attribute human characteristics to non-human things, like objects or phenomena.  

[@petebeard]

@@jerrystaley1563 Hi again. Yes I know about anthropomorphism and I can't remember a video wher I didn't use the word at some point. I thought what you meant was the other way around - a human with a dog's head as in one of the Moe prints. Must be the same the other way round.

[@Olivia-bh7vs]

This channel is truly a valuable resource

[@petebeard]

Many thanks for your comment, and your appreciation is very welcome.

[@rachelthompson9324]

I love what you do Pete. Every artist needs to see your presentations. I learned a lot of techniques on this edition and just in time to help me make my hand painted Christmas cards

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your appreciation, and if the channel inspires you in your own work that's a real bonus.

[@thegurch7313]

Lovely artist beautiful art. Why don’t people make images like this. It amazes me how with none of the references and media exposure that arts of the past could capture such amazing scenes and moments. Stunning and underrated.

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your comment and appreciation of Moe's incredible work.

[@frankwakeman5216]

Subject: Great Presentation! Pete, Your presentation brought back fond memories of our childhood when we accepted the sight of animals dressed in human clothing and speaking without a second thought. I was really impressed by your storytelling style and the seamless way the visuals flowed across the screen. As always, you did a fantastic job! Frank

[@petebeard]

Thanks as always for your appreciation of my efforts.

[@Wess2631]

What a great episode! As usual! 😄The variation of art styles Louis Moe delivered, is enormous!!! I really hope he got the praise he deserved for these fantastic drawings and paintings👍🤩

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your comment and appreciation. Moe did get the recognition and rewards he deserved - at least in the Scandinavian countries. But why he is so poorly remembered by the rest of us I have no idea.

[@mikedirle520]

Another discovered gem! What would I know of illustrators without your deep research and wonderful presentations? Moe's work is very familiar feeling. More stops and scrutiny!! Tnx!

[@petebeard]

My gratitude as always for your enthusiastic response to Moe's remarkable work. One of the greatest I've covered, in my humble opinion.

[@debbralehrman5957]

So many pictures bring back childhood memories. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your comment. It's appreciated.

[@fluxusdakota6508]

As one who normally eschews such treatises that include a music track, Mr. Beard is remarkable for not only providing the best account of otherwise forgotten artists, but he does so with sublime musical accompaniment that evokes the time now past, but which briefly lives again.

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for the comment. If I was giving lectures I wouldn't have a music track at all, but I like to think of these as little documentaries. And a documentary without music would be as dull as a lecture. I'm glad you appreciate that I spend a not inconsiderable amount of time trying to find and edit suitable music that is copyright-free. No easy task.

[@justkiddin84]

12:39 This one really struck me! It’s evocative of a small pause in the action of two combatants that is often used in films. You really are giving us lovely feasts for the eye, Mr Beard! Thanks again!

[@petebeard]

Thanks for both your recent comments, and I'm pleased you continue to find the channel content to your liking. We aim to please.

[@justkiddin84]

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[@TudorsTigers]

Another finely crafted & instructive video, Pete. I'd never heard of this man before, but kept finding echoes of other artists - Mervyn Peake in the cross-hatched black-&-white work, Heinrich Kley in the fantasy prints. He was an admirably versatile stylist. You've created a vital trove of illustrators for both general admirers & professionals. Thanks again.

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your comment and reflection of the ecjoes of his work in others. Your appreciation is very welcome.

[@dortebuttenschn3764]

I remember Louis Moe's illustrations from some of the books on my grandfather's bookshelves. Thank you for sending me on a ride down memory lane! My fondest regards, Dorte

[@petebeard]

Many thanks for your appreciation and I'm glad I stirred up good memories for you.

[@dortebuttenschn3764]

@petebeard When/if you have time to spare, do look up Per Marquardt Otzen, a Danish illustrator, born 1944 so too "young" for your topic. But, at least in my opinion, he's extraordinarily talented; Ive enjoyed his illustrations since the 60s and admire him greatly. Best wishes, Dorte

[@joaomarreiros4906]

Beautiful, thank you.

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your comment.

[@cobwebsandcatnip]

I am a great lover of illustration and your videos always set me off looking for more books and prints to buy.

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your appreciation and I hope your search is successful.

[@inkstainedsink6060]

Your videos are fantastic. I believe you are spending your time preforming an amazing service to the artistic community; its to be commended! As a younger artist who adores the heights of analogue work/technology and classic draftsmanship- your videos have been a goldmine of inspiration and I'm sure, furthermore, may well prove to be an important contribution to the historical preservation of many of these artists work and processes. THANK YOU! I covet and pass on this knowledge to whomever it may concern.

[@petebeard]

Many thanks for your enthusiastic appreciation of what I'm trying to achieve with the channel. It really is a good feeling to know that viewers such as yourself get something out of the content.

[@mariad9026]

Mr. Beard, I truly appreciate all these fine and well-researched, thoughtful videos of you make and share. I just wanted to say thank you from all the way over here in the Philippines.

[@petebeard]

Your appreciation is very welcome, and having just viewed some of your own videos I have to say I find your work very impressive and enjoyable to watch evolve onscreen. I hope you enjoy suitable rewards for your talent.

[@Anna-uy9dm]

Speechless! Amazing research!!! Stunning work of the illustrater. Although I don’t enjoy the topic of morbid illustrations, this artist, illustrations have taken me so much, that I for a minute blocked out to your voice, observing this fantastic work!

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your very positive response to this video and Moe's incredible body of work. It's good to know I'm making new converts.

[@perfume-tengoku2455]

beautiful illustrations and what a talented and adaptive artist

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your favourable response to the video and Booth's work.

[@charlotteillustration5778]

Thank you. Another marvellous video.

[@petebeard]

Thanks for your favourable response to the video and Moe's incredible output of work.

[@JamesSimmons-d1t]

I have found virtually every video to be, well, eye-opening. This artist reminds me of the range between darkly handsome illustrations in an old "Princess and Curdie" to the jokey cartooning of the first artist, as well as the waving hair, water and foliage and dark Romantic mystery of the John R. Neill's subsequent Baum OZ books. The dog-headed mourner! the centaurs...

[@petebeard]

Many thanks for your appreciation of the channel content. It's good to know I'm introducing viewers to these lesser known but impressive talents.

[@selimdoganer6853]

One of the best channels on KZbin.

[@petebeard]

Many thanks for your appreciation. And funnily enough, an opinion I share with some enthusiasm.

[@selimdoganer6853]

@petebeard @petebeard Sir, you tell us about good artists that new artists like me search the internet and never come across. I have so much respect for what you do. Greetings and love.

[@lovelyelsadalsace8083]

Thank you sir for your great work and all these wonderful discoveries!

[@petebeard]

Your appreciation of my efforts is very welcome - thanks a lot.

[@melizen2]

Thank you as always, Pete Beard, for an engrossing review of an enchanting illustrator/author! I wasn’t familiar with Moe’s work, but by the end of your video I felt as though we were old acquaintances - a charming and direct and very human artist. It’s a pleasure as well to hear your voice, so well paced to the music and the parade of images. Thank you again!

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your appreciation, and I must say I absolutely agree with you about forming a relationship with a previously unknown illustrator. I have felt that way with quite a few I've covered who were relatively new to me.

[@martinholden2281]

Another excellent essay. Thank you for sharing, all the best.

[@petebeard]

I'm pleased you enjoyed the video and appreciate Moe's stunning work. Thanks for the appreciation.

[@wemblyfez]

Another great one, Pete. Not surprised at the diverse "visions" of an artist; not being pigeon-holed into one style or way of working. I wonder , if he was working in today's market, if he would be able to sustain both his lighter, child friendly work with his darker images (someone on the internet would get upset, I'm sure. Of course there's Tomi Ungerer, but then, he's still a generation or two distant). Anyway, thanks as always for introducing us to another great artist. Cold and foggy here in Provence; one of the regulars at my local café where I go for my early morning coffee always points to the fog and cloudy skies and says, "Ah! C"est Angleterre!" Stay safe and unfoggy, mon vieux. Cheers!

[@petebeard]

Hi again, and I thought this one might tickle your fancy. What a talent he had for both dark and light. I'm in awe of all of it and I'm ashamed of my youthful indifference towards techniques such as lithography and etching when I was at art school. Your Gallic chum should really say "Ah! C'est Manchester!" if he wants to be truly accurate.

[@damogranheart5521]

Thank you for bringing this artist to our attention. May you have a blessed holiday season.🤶☃️❄️🎄🥧🫖📚🐈‍⬛

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your appreciation - and my best wishes to you too.

[@VITA_AMOR_MORS_PAX]

Repeatedly grateful and delighted.

[@petebeard]

Thanks again. It's appreciated.

[@dlschgo]

Another great episode. His early paintings showed immense talent and I can only hope he didn't put that aside entirely. His full name gives him more than enough pseudonyms to have used.

[@petebeard]

Thanks for the comment. I think I came across only a couple of actual paintings in my searches, and I got the distinct impression (don't quite me) he was far more popular for his prints.

[@lokolukas]

Beautiful, thanks

[@petebeard]

You are most welcome.

[@rubbertoe4278]

Thanks Pete! Another incredible discovery and a great inspiration you’ve found for me. Always appreciate your hard work collecting all this info! Gonna have to get myself some second hand books! :)

[@petebeard]

TThanks a lot for your appreciation. When the comments are as favourable as they are for this one I find it very encouraging to continue my apparently endless mission.

[@eamonnclabby7067]

Thanks ,as always, Pete for sharing this with us all,best wishes.......E

[@petebeard]

Hello Mr. C, and thanks a lot from yours truly. Did you say recently it's grim up north? I don't know what you could mean.

[@eamonnclabby7067]

​@petebeard...maybe looking at the post Industrial splendour of Birkenhead docks, you might understand my tongue in cheek comment....😅😅😅😅

[@futuristica1710]

Thanks for another great video! Greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰

[@petebeard]

Many thanks for your comment and appreciationof Moe's work. Sorry if my pronunciation was a bit wayward.

[@tomgore9696]

Absolutely lovely, thanks you so much. These remind somewhat of the Alice & Jerry primers I enjoyed as a very young child a long time ago.

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your appreciation. I wasn't previously aware of the Alice and Jerry books as we did't get them in Britain. But I just took a look online and i see what you mean.

[@davewalter1216]

Very interesting dichotomy of styles. I wonder if Moe felt a need to indulge in his dark fantasies to keep them from creeping into his children's books or extracted the darkness from his children's stories and had to deposit it somewhere. Makes one wonder if others children's book illustrators such as Beatrice Potter had a hidden darker side - she did become quite the amateur mycologist and a proficient an illustrator of 'toadstools', or so I've read. Anyway, that's just woolgathering (the fairy tale books that I remember from childhood all had rather dark and menacing aspects - no Moe or Potter, just Grimm) and I did not expect to find Moe so interesting, so thanks again Pete.

[@petebeard]

Many thanks for your appreciation and comments about the video and Moe's work. Personally (but that's just how I am) I would have liked to see him include some of the darker stuff into his kid's books. The little devils don't need as much protection from such things as modern parents and publishers seem to think.

[@sinaneronat4943]

Thank you for wonderful morning and new artist to sketch

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your comment and appreciation. We could all learn a lot from Moe's work I think.

[@johnmay6090]

I find it very impressive that he can go from emotionally soft chidrens work, then plunge into some really quite disturbing and dark illustrations.

[@petebeard]

Two illustrator/artists for the price of one. Quite an achievement I think. Thanks for your comment.

[@susanpetropoulos1039]

Alas, the only trouble with such arresting intricate art is that my children and grandchildren would take forever to read just one book before bed, spending hours studying the illustrations and exclaiming with joy over each discovery, and by then, I would be too tired to sneak it away for my own enjoyment. 😉

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your comment, which certainly made me smile. Maybe wait until they are a little older and they can read them for themselves?

[@oxigenarian9763]

I noticed in the illustration at 1:49 an accurate depiction of a Celt in what is ostensibly classic garb, standing proud, almost defiant to the countenance of (I assume) a bishop of some sort or another. While the character was probably intended to be Nordic or Viking, it first struck me as true to the descriptions I read in my studies of the Iron Age Celts Looking closer at the various illustrations that follow, he seems to have been steeped in study of ancient history leaving me to wonder if these oldest times of humanity were in some way, his muse. If that was so, it is no surprise to me that the lore of old with it's shape-shifting figures and magical, mystical beings played out on his canvas centuries later. I love his attention to detail and his, as you aptly stated, "...aesthetic consideration..." Were he alive today, there is no doubt in my mind that his name would have figured prominently in the credits of the Hobbit Trilogy filmed in New Zealand.

[@petebeard]

Many thanks for your comments and insights about Moe's work and his place in the bigger picture. I just hope the video brings him considerably more attention than he's had.

[@funwithFred]

I love your channel. I love illustration........

[@petebeard]

Thanks for the comment and appreciation.

[@HuiWang7]

pete beard: Gracias por compartir tanta belleza; un abrazo y un saludo desde Colombia

[@petebeard]

Muchas gracias por valorar mi trabajo para el canal y me alegra que disfrutes el contenido.

[@kayerin5749]

Like others here, I marvel at your ability to find artists I never knew existed! I take your point in some of the earlier works being less defined and sharp, but later especially in the illustrations of The Valkyrie, I see some of the type of "scribbly art" I love in Edward Ardizzone. Since Ardizzone would have been about 45 when Moe died, it seems likely he would have seen some of Moe's work?

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your appreciative comment, and yes there is an undoubted similarity on occasion with the wotk of Ardizzone (who is also on my list of course). Whether it's coincidental or one knew of the other I couldn't say, though.

[@SherryRector]

I adore these drawings

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your comment.

[@plumbthumbs9584]

Lovely, thank you.

[@petebeard]

You are most welcome.

[@RodrigoNascimento-i7q]

Mais um EP gigante!!!!

[@Bort.Olomiu]

Nice illustrations!!

[@petebeard]

Thanks for your appreciation of Moe's work.

[@carolinaangelica5177]

This was just wonderful! I’m currently doing some research for my thesis, specifically regarding children’s illustration during Hilma at Klint’s production. So I’m thinking of Little Knut, Maria the Ladybug, written by Anna Maria Roos, and especially the works of Ottilia Adelborg! I would love to know your inputs (not to mention a video, that would be a treasure itself!) about these Swedish artists illustrations, whose works are so often and so unjustly overlooked. Thank you so much for such well made videos!

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your appreciation. I assume you mean only Swedish illustrators of the period. Unfortunately I haven't yet put Ottilia Adelborg into a video (she will feature in the new year). And the same is true of some others, such as Elsa Bescow and Carl Larsson. But John Bauer appears in unsung heroes of illustration 15, Robert Högfeldt is in unsung 78 and there's a video devoted to the work of Einar Nerman. I hope this is some use to you.

[@carolinaangelica5177]

@@petebeardIt very much is! Thank you so much for the reply, it’s super interesting and helpful. I’ll stay tuned for futures videos too ☺️

[@bentationfunkiloglio]

I’m struck by how early in life illustrators found notable success in the late 19th century and early 20th century . Considering how much of our modern lives are spent on passive activities is more than a bit distressing. The opportunity cost of is quite high.

[@petebeard]

Many thanks for your comment and observations reflecting on then and now. Now doesn't come out of the comparison very well at all, does it?

[@michaelbookout7561]

yo Pete another sensational presentation !!! Happy Thanksgiving

[@petebeard]

Thanks for the comment and I hope you enjoy your celebration. Of course on this side of the pond we don't have it. Probably because there's very little to be thankful for...

[@albertcscs]

Another great nordic illustrator I hardly knew. It's not so bad to buy books in the used market, it just means you are closer to the original edition than the facsímile. Don't worry, I'm sure Pook Books will publish some of his work, they covered all the English illustrators already.

[@petebeard]

Hi Albert, and thanks for the comment. I still haven't heard what the publisher is offering (what a surprise) so I'll hold off a bit before replying to your last e-mail.

[@albertcscs]

@@petebeard No problem, relax and enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday.

[@stevekoch4]

Peter, wonderful video. I especially enjoy your great music choices! Also, interestingly, at 3:34 time stamp, the use of such large illustrations per each page, at a time in history when i would imagine, materials, paper & ink (used in the printing process), were at a premium...curious

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your comment and appreciation of the video. I'm not sure there was any significant constraint of print or materials, (or at least none that I'm aware of) other than during the two world wars.

[@garymcguire8529]

You could call Louis Moe an unsung hero of Telemark, but the real heroes of Telemark in WW2 are quiet famous, at least in Norway. Scandinavia seems to have a very rich history in folklore and story telling.

[@petebeard]

Thanks for the comment and appreciation, as ever.

[@TheKevphil]

"Eponymous hippopotamus"? There's an older children's story in there somewhere--! Naturally, I'm attracted to the darker-themed prints, but all his work is admirable, if "only" technically.

[@petebeard]

Hi aggain and thanks a lot The idea of creating images by scratching away with a needle on metal just about does me in. I ignored all that side of things when at art school.

[@smedley3]

Hey Pete, Thank you for the videos. Mary Blair, the Disney illustrator, might be a good video subject.

[@petebeard]

Thanks for the appreciation and the suggestion. She has been on my list for a while but so far I've struggled to find enough decent resolution images to justify a solo video. I'll keep looking.

[@12theotherandrew]

I really like this fellow’s art work and in general I prefer his line work illustrations. But I wonder if he had nightmares. Some of his anthropologic characters are quite disturbing,

[@petebeard]

Thanks for the comment. Personally I'm a fan of 'disturbing'. It's a quality found in many kid's books (or at least the better ones).But each to their own in that regard.

[@LRayart]

Have you heard of an illustrator named Maurice Greiffenhagen? He illustrated many H. Rider Haggard adventure novels around the turn of the century.

[@petebeard]

Hello and yes I have heard of him. In fact he's on my list, but I will only be able to feature him in a shorter sequence when I return to the unsung heroes of illustration series in the new year. There isn't that much evidence of his illustration work to do more with.

[@LRayart]

​@@petebeardthere was a website that had hundreds of images of his works. I made screenshots of thirty or so, but when I went back, the website had been taken down 😢

[@williambrady1192]

First for the show.

[@petebeard]

..and I'm glad you were.

[@RobertEGeiger-ly3gk]

One of the stories is like the wizard of Oz storyline

[@petebeard]

Thanks for the comment.

[@RodrigoNascimento-i7q]

Ps, faça um do FRED, de Philemon!!!!!!

[@petebeard]

Muito obrigado pela sua apreciação do vídeo Moe, e pela sua sugestão para um assunto. Mas não estou aceitando nenhum pedido de assuntos agora, pois tenho uma lista muito longa de outros ainda para apresentar. Na minha idade terei muita sorte se viver o suficiente para terminar todas.

[@ArchimedesWoo]

🔥❤🔥

[@mijiyoon5575]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@andeven1]

Thank you for your videos. These bring me so much delight. ヾ(⌐■_■)ノ🖤🖤🖤

[@petebeard]

Many thanks for your apprecciation, and you are very welcome.

[@LevelNineDrow]

I was born in the wrong time.

[@petebeard]

Sadly, I think you might have a point there.Thanks for the comment.