THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF MAURICE DE BECQUE HD 1080p

[@jimdeberry6897]

Thank you for all of your hard work in putting this and all of your videos together. I hope that all that see these appreciate not just the artists, but you as well.

[@petebeard]

Hello and my thanks to you for your appreciation. And although I may be a minor presence on youtube I'm very pleased with the favourable comments I get from viewers about my contributions.

[@SB5SimulationsFerroviairesEEP]

Bien dit! Well said! Stéph.

[@SB5SimulationsFerroviairesEEP]

Un super merci pour cette découverte d'un contemporain du siècle passé, et déjà oublié! Que cette vidéo lui rende justice, et qu'elle puisse être vu par des représentants de musées nationaux, qui pourront à leurs tours faire connaitre au plus grand nombre cet artiste Français de l'Illustration! Stéph. Many thanks for discovering this forgotten contemporary of the last century! May this video do him justice, and may it be seen by representatives of national museums, who will in turn be able to make this French Illustration artist known to as many people as possible! Stéph.

[@petebeard]

Merci pour votre commentaire. Habituellement, on se souvient assez bien des illustrateurs français, mais pour une raison quelconque, pas cet homme talentueux. Je ne sais pas pourquoi.

[@Mountlougallops]

Thanks Pete. You did Maurice De Becque well. Another remarkable talent you've found and taught me about. It is a shame that he hasn't been recognized as the creative and hard working artist and illustrator that he was. We deserve to know more about him as much as he deserves recognition.

[@petebeard]

Hello and at least it looks like there will be quite a few viewers who are now aware of him. But it is criminal that he is so unknown.

[@Mountlougallops]

indeed @@petebeard

[@YouTubeIsRunByMarxists]

Thank God for Pete Beard. He's doing a thing that badly needed to be done, and none of us knew it needed doing until we saw him doing it. We are in his debt.

[@petebeard]

Hello again, and to say I'm grateful for your appreciation of my mission would be an understatement. All I can add is my sincere thanks.

[@ELCABAN]

Thank you for your work Sir Pete Beard🙏🏼🔥

[@petebeard]

...and thanks for your appreciation of it.

[@bigblue6917]

A story which definitely needed telling and my thanks to you for telling it. How can so little be known about someone this talented.

[@petebeard]

Hello and that's a question I ask myself more times than I would hope to - and never find an answer. But thanks a lot for the appreciation.

[@claires9100]

I suspect that he was excluded from the Art History textbooks and other collections from a sense of "pudeur" surrounding the more erotic images. Just my suspicion.

[@wynnschaible]

Another astounding and varied talent I'd never heard of! His facility at work for both children and decidedly-nots (and everything in between) recalls the flexibility of the modern Shel Silverstein!

[@mikedirle520]

Indeed, you are resurrecting some of art's forgotten masters. Art history owes much to you for these revelations. Tnx!

[@petebeard]

Hi again and thanks once more for the appreciation.

[@1Freddie55]

Absolutely stunning! It seems remarkable that he would languish in such obscurity, thank you for introducing us to such a great treasure!

[@petebeard]

Thanks, and hopefully he won't be quite as obscure now I've uploaded the video.

[@claires9100]

Thank you for rectifying this lacuna in my knowledge. The images are so beautiful and rich.

[@petebeard]

Hello, and I;m glad you -and it seems quite a few others - are impressed by his work.

[@claires9100]

@@petebeard As a wildlife artist myself, I appreciate that he didn't put hats and shirts on his Jungle Book images. It would have diminished the dignity of the animal forms. Animals are exquisite art forms themselves. We need only show them off as graciously as he did in his paintings. Thank you again.

[@psocretes8183]

Thank you that was very enjoyable. Great artist and illustrator.

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for your appreciation.

[@mijiyoon5575]

His animal art is beautiful ... I luv his color palette 🖌🎨

[@rodeastell3615]

Excellent video and thank you for bringing De Becque the attention he deserves.

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your appreciative comment.

[@peterclark6290]

Always a good day when a new video pops up, cheers and thank you.

[@petebeard]

.. and thanks to you for your continued support and appreciation.

[@mijiyoon5575]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ *Thanks Pete* as always & the piano score used here is lovely

[@petebeard]

Hi again and two favourable reponses for the price of one. Thanks as usual.

[@GarnetLynne]

Thank you for bringing and keep these artist alive. I hope one day someone will do that for my art, hugs.

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for the comment, and who knows who will be remembered or forgotten from those (including me) still on their hind legs?

[@simonward-horner7605]

I'm glad you've shone a little more light on this remarkable artist, Pete. I love the Reynard stuff and some of the saucy illustrations are fabulous too. A wonderful video, once again.

[@petebeard]

Hi and thanks as ever for your comment. How he has become so obscure is something I can't fathom.

[@simonward-horner7605]

Same here.@@petebeard

[@saundrasaumay9767]

Thank you for sharing with us this very talented artist!

[@petebeard]

My pleasure. I'm glad you enjoyed his work.

[@clairegunn1698]

Thank you for another wonderful edition!

[@petebeard]

My pleasure. Thanks for the comment.

[@TheMarkEH]

Hi Pete, De Becque definitely deserves to be remembered and you have done him justice in this excellent overview of his work. Thanks for your continuing hard work.

[@petebeard]

Hello, and I just hope that at least a few thousand more become aware of what they have been missing via the channel.

[@keithmccracken5557]

Yours is the only channel I share with friends. Thank you for your hard work.

[@petebeard]

Hello and that;s great to hear. You're welcome.

[@emptyentertainments7914]

More than worthwhile, it took me back to when I was a young artist working primarily in etching and discovering the technique of aquatint, it changed the way I made prints. A pleasure to see the works of a master. Thanks

[@petebeard]

Thanks as usual for your comment, and I must confess both etching and aquatint are alien concepts to me. In my ignorant youth at art school i avoided all forms of image making that I then considered archaic. My loss.

[@mcgam2000]

I really appreciate all the research you do (or have done) on each of these artists... As you say it is a shame that most of them are totally unknown.

[@petebeard]

Hello, and if I can at least make a few thousand more aware of them then I'll be grateful. But yes it is criminal neglect as far as I'm concerned.

[@321bytor]

Worthwhile indeed. What an interesting chap.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for your comment. I just wish there had been more information about his life. But at leastwe havethe work to admire.

[@garymcguire8529]

Fantastic, one of your best Mr Beard so far. As usual it was very enjoyable.

[@petebeard]

Hi again and I'm glad you think so. He seems to be pretty popular with many viewers.

[@WeltenbauerClub]

He would fill a great art book with all those great illustrations. Thanks for the video

[@petebeard]

Hello and I agree about a book. But I could find virtually no information about the man and his life. Just the pictures, for which I'm very grateful.

[@johncollado1151]

Another informative and delightful video, thank you Pete.

[@petebeard]

Hi John and thanks as usual. Hope you and yours are well in these far from easy times.

[@hellinas77]

Ενα μεγάλο ευχαριστώ γιατην καταπληκτική παρουσιαση- οπως παντα- του Maurice de Becque. Η πρωτοποριακή σας εργασια είναι ο θεμέλιος λίθος για την περαιτέρω έρευνα σε παγκόσμια κλίμακα και αλλων καλλιτεχνών.🇬🇷💖🍉

[@petebeard]

Γεια σας και η εκτίμησή σας είναι πολύ ευπρόσδεκτη

[@sebastiansaucedo1858]

Thank you very much Mr. Beard

[@petebeard]

Glad you liked it. Thanks.

[@michaelarmstrong2295]

This video is most certainly worthwhile! Thanks for doing it.

[@petebeard]

I'm very pleased you appreciate his marvellous work. Thanks for the comment.

[@parisgreen4600]

Fascinating, I'd never heard of Maurice De Becque. I particularly like his Kipling animal illustrations and the incredibly vivid, fresh colors of the painting at 11:45 (small boats on the water). Thank you so much for all the work you put into these videos. You're like the Sir David Attenborough of illustrators!

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for your appreciation. I'm glad you enjoy de Becque's work and I'm very flattered with the Attenborough reference too.

[@rongray655]

Another great video. The research must be daunting. Incredible work.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for your comment. yes it can be daunting - and spectaularly frustrating - but it's frequently worth the struggle.

[@chonkychungus]

the jungle book illustrations are beautiful

[@petebeard]

Yes they are a wonderful collection and the pefect antidote to the Disney saccharine (however nice the background art was).

[@secretshaman189]

Thank you so much for your work and channel!

[@petebeard]

No problem. It's my pleasure and it's too rewarding to feel like work.

[@TheKevphil]

Thanks, Pete! I really liked those pieces that had underlying penwork.

[@petebeard]

Hello again and thanks a lot.

[@greghill7759]

What a spectacular collection of varied styles. His early work, along with the seascapes, Jungle Book and de Lisle illustrations are particularly well rendered. Thank you once again, Peter. Your research is much appreciated.

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your comment, and I'm pleased you enjoyed the work of this little known illustrator.

[@celeste8360]

Another wonderful video! Thank you :)

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks for your appreciation.

[@clintscallin]

Beautifully done documentary! This is the first I've heard of the artist, and I am glad I had the chance to learn about him and his work in this video. Thank you!

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation. I'm pleased to have introduced you to his work.

[@wemblyfez]

Absolutely loved the illustrations from the JUNGLE BOOK and De Becque's animal renderings (something I am particularly attracted to). And, as I keep droning on about myself in these comment pages, I'm always struck by how many of these highlighted illustrators are masters of such diverse mediums in their careers. Craftsmanship and basic skills of drawing and painting always rises to the top and De Becque is a perfect example. And, if I may confess, I'm more attracted to the mastery of his figure drawings as opposed to the erotic nature of the images. Drawing figures is hard! ;-) De Becque knows what he's doing. Anyway, thanks again, Pete, for highlighting another master illustrator. Hope all is well with you. Cheers!

[@petebeard]

Hi Doug and thanks as ever for the comments. I must admit when it comes to the erotic I'm more a Gil Elvgren sort of chap. Or Kremos -have you heard of him? If not well worth a google. And all is well-ish but I wouldnt mind a bit of sunshine. And I hope life is as idyllic as I imagine it to be in rural France. I never could persuade the current Mrs. B to emigrate.

[@wemblyfez]

@@petebeard Well, except for the latest cooler days (26° C° ) it can get bloody hot here (36°+ last week) so Mrs. B may have the right idea. Though a refreshing G & T helps. And I second Gil Elvgren; as cheesy as some of his subjects were, he was a heck of a figure painter. Never saw an original, would love to study one. I'll check out Kremos. Stay cool, my friend!

[@matthieujoly]

You're right, we don't have to forget all/none of these artists, and that includes M. De Becque. Thanks for the fabulous work you're providing to us.

[@petebeard]

Hi again and many thanks for your comment. I'm glad to say his work has been quite popular with viewers so far.

[@charlestaylor3195]

Definitely worth it Pete.

[@petebeard]

Hi and I'm delighted with the response so far. Thanks.

[@mcrumph]

I have been nothing but astounded and mesmerized at all of your offerings. You are a researcher par excellence, & have done well by all the illustrators you highlight; & I think your videos should be required viewing by not only graphic designers & illustrators, but by art historians and, yes, by those involved in the fine arts. I rarely comment, but watch all of your videos & have gotten in the habit of hitting the like button even before I watch the video. Mr. beard, you are top shelf.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for your more than favourable opinion of the channel and its content. The positive feedback I get from viewers is a real tonic and motivating force for me. I still have many more in the pipeline and hope you'll stick with me for more.

[@Banner_Bearer_of_Eternity]

Thank you! Very talented and yet unknown artist.

[@petebeard]

You're welcome, and yes it's criminal that he isn't better known.

[@jessemills4956]

Truly, a fascinating introduction of an artist that I never heard of. Thank you for such a insightful video!

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for your comment. Im glad you appreciate his work.

[@thecaveofthedead]

It is amazing to think that some of your videos may be the only available retrospectives of these wonderful artists.

[@petebeard]

Hello and I think you may well be right. Which gives me a feeling of some validation - but also makes me somewhat depressed. This fellow is a case in point.

[@bertassellodavide1297]

Merci pour le vôtre travail ❤😃🥂👍

[@petebeard]

Bonjour et votre appréciation est la bienvenue.

[@mikertist347]

Thank you! I thoroughly enjoyed the video and the illustrations included.

[@petebeard]

Hello and I'm glad you appreciate his talent.

[@bschart]

A worthwhile documentation indeed. Thank you, Pete.

[@petebeard]

You are more than welcome. Thanks for the appreciation.

[@paul3v767]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful author!

[@petebeard]

My pleasure. Glad you enjoyed his work.

[@carlocatalano9662]

Thank you for your shared work. It is remarkable. I work with antique books in a shop & I have little success finding out who so many of the superb illustrators for them are. One was a fairy illustrator put down as F. Gilchrist from the 1940s & my efforts have come up with blanks.

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for your appreciation of my work on the channel. I tried looking for this elusive F. Gilchrist person but didn't get very far either. I did find a Russ Gilchrist illustration for Goldilock and the 3 Bears, but that's as close as I could get. If you have others I'd be happy to at least try to dig them out, though.

[@carlocatalano9662]

@@petebeard The books were published in Melbourne, Australia, Libraries here aren't very respectful to books in general & those that don't become mainstream are thrown out every year. I'll keep looking.

[@jaybradley9083]

Like several other artists you have featured, I had never heard of Maurice De Becque. It is a shame he, like so many illustrators, has been hidden from the world by the curtains of time. I'm very happy you have brought Maurice De Becque to our attention.

[@petebeard]

And I'm very glad his work seems to have gone down well with many viewers, including yourself. Thanks for the comment.

[@carloshuante8508]

Love this page of yours….all of the vids are great stuff…

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for your appreciation. And I have seen some of the work on your channel, and will be going back for more. I am in awe of your skill and imagination, and particularly your pencil work

[@stephenwhite4960]

Thank you doesn't seem enough for all the effort you have put in to your channel, so I can only add 5 stars too express my gratitude. you are a pleasure too listen to. I have watched each and every one of the videos and always look forward to the next, hoping it may include Rowland Hilder PPRI RSMA and Edith Hilder"s book illustrations of Shell guide to the countryside, Precious Bane and Treasure Island. One can only hope!

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation. And thanks for suggesting both Hilders, neither of whom I had previously encountered. But thanks to you I can now do some research and if I dig up enough material include them on the channel.

[@FD-io4pk]

This is why internet is a good thing. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion.

[@petebeard]

Many thanks for your appreciation. It's very welcome.

[@jajphotog77]

Very talented! Great video!

[@petebeard]

Hi and thanks a lot for your comment.

[@asdf7290]

Thank you! i had never heard of de Becque. The pictures were wonderful.

[@petebeard]

Hello and I'm very pleased to have introduced you to his marvellous work.

[@williammorrison5678]

Thank you for your time and effort. Really enjoyed it.

[@petebeard]

Hello and your appreciation is very welcome. Thanks.

[@deedeequast9148]

"Worthwhile" would be an understatement, Mr. Beard. More like "revelatory"! Merci bien, comme d'habitude.

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your appreciation and Im delighted you enjoyed his work.

[@michaeljohnangel6359]

I am so grateful to you. Thank you for these marvelous, educational videos.

[@petebeard]

Hello - and I'm grateful to you and other viewers for your very positive resonse to the channel. Thanks.

[@davidsantiago-bonilla3442]

Excellent as always!

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for the comment.

[@manuelcapela7620]

👍Thank you.🇬🇧🇵🇹 (I think you already deserve some vacations. Can't be all about work!)

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for the comment. I have had a few holidays and there are more planned. But if I'm honest making the videos deosn't seem like work.

[@dbensdrawinvids8390]

0:44 Oh now this I like. Really nice horror piece.

[@petebeard]

Hi again, and you have to wonder in what context would you dress a skeleton in oilskins...

[@dbensdrawinvids8390]

@@petebeard So he can stay bone dry.

[@petebeard]

@@dbensdrawinvids8390 Now that's what I call humour. Brilliant. I just wish I had thought of it...

[@justkiddin84]

@@dbensdrawinvids8390😂😂perfect!

[@zendixie]

Another great artist pulled from the shadows. Thank you Mr Beard!

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks for the comment. So far his work seems very popular on the channel I'm pleased to say.

[@gabriellew6467]

Extraordinary, that an artist so versatile and so immensely talented should have become obscure. The images of illustrations for Le fleurs du mal instantly bring to life Baudelaire's poetry. His Jungle Book is very different from others I have seen. yet somehow more applicable, catching the spirit, the feel of the stories. (With apologies to other artists, whose work I am not familiar with). Delving into a different world - watching this was like Alice's journey down the rabbit hole. The research must be intense - thank you.

[@petebeard]

Many thanks again for your appreciation. And I'm very pleased to have apparently made another convert to the wonders of De Becque's distinctive work.

[@pprehn5268]

ACE Rated 10 - Competes for favorite

[@petebeard]

Hello again and that's good to hear. I didn't know if it would be a popular video or not, but it looks very promising so far.

[@joshuaduncan8834]

Gorgeous works. Such elegant compositions and intoxicating color harmony. Each one on point without fail. Thank you for making me aware of my newest favorite illustrator. This, incidentally, is just what I needed to see, as I've taken it upon myself to do s series of illustrations for each track on an old record of lovely life-affirming and lushly orchestrated, never-condescending songs on an album my mom used to play me in my formative years , and knew I wanted to avoid anthropomorphizing any animals where they appear. Like De Becque did with the Jungle Book, it would be best, I think, to make the animals believable, as if the events in the songs' lyrics actually transpired - even if, for example, a turtle speaks - since the spirit of the record overall is so honest and never patronizing or underestimating the intelligence of its young audience. Anyways, I could very well have kept this ti myself after "thanx for clue-ing me in to DeBecque"... Just a weirdo thinking aloud, and, nevertheless, may as well post it. No harm done. No shame in my comment game, despite the digressions and self-indulgence. Thanks again!

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for your appreciation of this video and de Becque's wonderful images. And if it has inspired you in your own project that's a real bonus. I wish you well with it.

[@jeffhildreth9244]

Remarkable video, remarkable artist. Thanks so much.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot. I'm very pleased you enjoyed his work.

[@juliansw239]

Merci! Nice and instructive video. His animal paintings and animal illustrations are amazing!

[@petebeard]

Hi and thanks a lot.

[@leahparadox]

Thank you!

[@petebeard]

Hello and your appreciation is very welcome.

[@VITA_AMOR_MORS_PAX]

Thanks for the valuable contributions.

[@petebeard]

My pleasure. Thanks for the comment.

[@theodorurhed]

His animal studies are for sure his crowning achievement, thanks for putting this together! The illustration in the thumbnail with the tiger, what's it called - didn't see it featured in full in the video?

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks for the appreciation. I'm not actually sure but it is most likely from the Jungle Book, although it could also be from Poemes Barbares. But if you google his name and jungle book it comes up in the images.

[@theodorurhed]

@@petebeard Thanks!!

[@suzanneartist1026]

Wonderful work

[@petebeard]

I'm very pleased you appreciate his marvellous images.

[@russ4926]

Thank you so much for making this video! I found a drawing of his online somewhere and really wanted to find more, but it's hard to get high quality images of his art. I really want to download a scan of a book he's illustrated.

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your appreciation of this video. I don;t know of any books that can be downloaded but good luck with the search.

[@barbarawinkle1042]

Thank you for this wonderful video! Just subscribed to your channel.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thankd for the comment and subscription. Both very welcome.

[@RykerFreegeld]

Best channel on KZbin. Thanks.👏🏻

[@petebeard]

Hello, and what can I say to such overwhelming praise? 'Thanks a lot' doesn't seem enough but its all I've got.

[@RykerFreegeld]

@@petebeard Seriously, the best. Please keep 'em coming.👍🏻👏🏻

[@iangillham9647]

Don’t LIKE these images much, but a real treat to get to see them. Thank you for your hard work in finding all these images!

[@petebeard]

Hello again, and as I think we've both commented before it's not so much about 'like' as 'appreciate'. Thanks for the comment.

[@donnadees1971]

Had no idea of this artist. Kudos and thanks.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks for the comment. It seems very few (if any) viewers were previously aware of him or his work.

[@justicecommander9455]

Great video as always, I wonder if he is a little more known in his home country giving that he illustrated a quite popular books like the Jungle Book.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks for your favourable comment. I dont know for sure but given how little information there is about him on Wikipedia France, or any other French source/archive I suspect that he's pretty unknown even in his own country

[@mehmetguven6916]

Amazing channel. Thank you Pete !

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation.

[@davidguerrerocancino1491]

Wonderful work, I have been amazed at how beautiful and well detailed your works are, I still have a large part of your strokes in my files to inspire me, greetings from Peru ☺👋

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation of this video - and my channel.

[@caterinagerbasi1594]

thank you for introducing this artist! incredible compositions. strong yet full of life. is there a source for the images or just googling around will suffice?

[@petebeard]

Hello and I'm glad you appreciate his work. There is no one source for the images but if you google him you will find examples all over the internet. It's just a matter of following the leads you stumble on. That's what I did.

[@JackMyersPhotography]

This video is amazing, and very worthwhile. Thanks 🙏

[@petebeard]

Hello and your appreciation is most welcome. Thanks a lot.

[@geoffdean3532]

Wow thank you Pete Beard.

[@petebeard]

Hi and thanks for the appreciation.

[@y0bc0]

i love your videos so so much

[@petebeard]

Hello and I'm delighted about that - thanks a lot.

[@danielhamilton4269]

Pete- Your my best Art Teacher- THANKS!!!

[@petebeard]

Hello, and that;s great to know, so thanks to you too.

[@artbitesgregory]

Beautiful video. Thank you.

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for your appreciation.

[@allangardiner2515]

Wow! What talent and beauty!

[@petebeard]

Hello, and I'm very pleased you think so. I'm glad to say the respnse to his work has been very positive.

[@prissguerrero1]

Amazing work, bro. Thank you!

[@petebeard]

Hello and you are very welcome. Thanks for the appreciation.

[@mrPatone123]

It has rocked my world again!

[@petebeard]

Glad to hear it.

[@theotherandrew5540]

Magnificent

[@AX-po7ej]

Pete Beard you are a gem !

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot.

[@ninachromicz2311]

i love it

[@petebeard]

I'm very pleased you enjoyed his wonderful work.

[@josephprimavera2545]

Wonderful video! Thank you!

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for your comment.

[@JacksonTaylorandTheSinners]

Not falling behind again bud. 🙏🏼🤝

[@petebeard]

Hello again and thanks for the appreciation.

[@mesolithicman164]

Another obscure gem. An artist with so much quality and so prolific and yet bafflingly unknown to the public. You remarked on this fact in the video, have you come to any conclusions as to why such talented artists remained so little known by the public. France, in particular, was known for it's Graphic Arts.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot. And although I've given it considerable thought I really don't know why so many have become so forgotten. And in this instance it's surprising as the French are usually among the better nations at keeping their past culture alive.

[@mesolithicman164]

@@petebeard Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that they are illustrating someone else's ideas, and in that regard 'not really' the creative force behind a work of literary art. Occasionally some illustrators do receive more recognition, Beardsley and Rackham spring to mind, both were significant for their influence over many of their contemporaries, so their roles as stylistic originators may be why they received more acclaim than is usual in the field of illustration. And then we have cartoonists - in some senses regarded as inferior to 'proper' illustrators - who DO get broader public recognition, I'm thinking of people like Thelwell or Ronald Searle here, who's art expressed a distinctive worldview, in a sense they were both author and illustrators of their work. Heath Robinson is known more for eccentric gadgetry than his excellent skills as a versatile artist. So, three factors. The assumption that that illustrators are secondary to the real creator of a piece of work. That many illustrators, though skilled, are rarely groundbreaking stylistically, and that most have nothing original to say. The exceptions, Searle etc, proving the rule. Apologies for an exercise in 'thinking aloud' but I think those are my conclusions. And just to say, I don't think it's fair, people should know about John Minton, Eric Ravillious, Rockwell Kent and their like, because illustration was and is a necessary means of an artist supporting himself and his family. And good art whether in a gallery or on the printed page always has the power to lift our soul, even if only for a moment.

[@petebeard]

@@mesolithicman164 Hello again and thanks for your observations about the lamentable second class status of illustrators. Personally, I try to focus on attempting to redress the balance through the channel, and hope (probably in vain) that it increases awarenes and appreciation of at least some of them.

[@philippriestman8516]

Another treasure trove of two dimensional magic brought into the light. Thanks Peter 🤝Beard.

[@petebeard]

I'm glad you enjoyed his work. Thanks for the appreciation.

[@Cmdtheartist]

If it counts, I'll not be forgetting about Maurice any time soon. Quantity and quality.

[@petebeard]

Hello, and of course it counts. So far I've been really pleased by the enthusiastic responses of viewers to his work.

[@glynstimpson]

Great video thanks very much very enjoyable

[@petebeard]

I'm very pleased you enjoyed it.

[@WhiteFyre]

Thank you. 🌸

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks for the appreciation.

[@kellyharrison5184]

Wow! Fantastic images!

[@petebeard]

Hello and I'm very glad you enjoyed his work.