24 oktober 2009

~Charles Robinson~

The Big Book of Fairy Tales 1911 .
Charles Robinson was born in 1870.
His father was an illustrator and his grandfather
engraved the work of illustrators for the burgeoning
magazine and newspaper market of the mid 1800's.
His older brother, Thomas Heath Robinson,
was an illustrator as was William Heath Robinson,
his younger brother. Talent ran deep in the family,
and all three brothers were raised in an atmosphere
that guided them towards their final profession.
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Margarets Book.
After a childhood of assimilating his father's
(and his uncle's) craft, and a high school education,
Charles was apprenticed to a printer where he worked
the lithographic stones. For the seven years of his
indenture, he did his best to take art lessons in the
evenings. His studies were sufficient enough to
earn him a probationary berth at the Royal Academy
in 1892, but finances kept him from taking advantage
of it. Apprentices didn't make much money and
the fortunes of his family must have been affected
seriously by the revolutions occurring in the
printing and reproductive fields.

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The Four Gardens 1912.
Charles Robinson is geboren in Londen in 1870 en
is overleden in 1937.
Hij was een productief Britse boek illustrator en
de zoon van een tekenaar en zijn broers
Thomas Heath Robinson
en William Heath Robinson waren ook illustratoren.

Hij illustreerde veel sprookjes-en kinderboeken
in heel zijn carrière, waaronder
~Eugene Field 's Lullaby Land (1897),
~Sprookjes van Hans Christian Andersen (1899).
~Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1907),
~Grimm's Fairy Tales (1910),
~Frances Hodgson Burnett ‘s The Secret Garden (1911),
~Happy Prince and Other Tales door Oscar Wilde (1913).

Hij was ook een actieve schilder, vooral op latere
leeftijd,  Hij werd verkozen tot het
Royal Institute of Painters in aquarel in 1932.
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Summer 1912.
~ Story; Nightingale and the Rose ~
~ Illustraties ~
~ Charles Robinson ~
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russian.
The Happy Prince and Other Tales 1913Simple Simon 1928

6 opmerkingen:

Pamela Terry and Edward zei

I have always loved his illustrations for The Snow Queen. Such beautiful work!

Hermes zei

Aren't they good. I have several of his books but not seen the top picture before. Thanks.

Unknown zei

Mooie illustraties. Ik had van hem nog nooit gehoord. Interessant!Maar ik heb van Grimm en Andersen nogal wat boeken. Ik zal eens neuzen of ik wellicht iets van hem bezit.
Lieve groet, Marja

Anna zei

@ Marja
ja dat zou leuk zijn...zo onverwacht!
Soms hebben we meer dan we denken!!!
fijn weekend!

Anna zei

@ Hermes
I just do love the color use very much!

@ Pamela
I also love that story very much, and The Little Match Girl too!

and a very nice weekend for both!

Madelief zei

Hoi Anna,

Wat een mooie tekeningen heb je weer gevonden. Ik ken Charles Robinson volgens mij niet, maar de tekeningen komen mij wel bekend voor. Misschien hebben mijn ouders wel iets met tekeningen van hem in de kast staan!

Fijn weekend! groetjes, Madelief