Collection art and info from known and anonymous vintage artists
Chevalier Fortunino Matania (1881 -1963) was an Italian artist noted for his realistic portrayal of World War I trench warfare and of a wide range of historical subjects. Fortunino Matania studied at his father’s studio, designing a soap advertisement at the age of 9 and exhibiting his first work at Naples…
William Andrew Pogany (1882 – 1955) – born Vilmos András Feichtmann (or Feuchtmann) – was a prolific Hungarian illustrator of children’s and other books. He is best known for his pen and ink drawings of myths and fables. A large portion of Pogany’s work is described as Art Nouveau. Pogany’s artistic style is heavily fairy-tale orientated…
Leonor Fini (1907–1996) was an Argentine-Italian surrealist painter, designer, illustrator, and author, known for her depictions of powerful and erotic women. Fini was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and taken to Trieste by her mother when she was 18 months old. In her early teens, an eye disease forced her to wear bandages on…
Thomas Leycester Poulton (1897 – 1963) was a British magazine and medical illustrator who provided artwork for a range of publications including the British Journal of Surgery and The Radio Times. After his death it was discovered that he had also secretly produced hundreds of sketches and finished drawings of men and women engaged…
