tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942679790176966125.post7568193611932197641..comments2023-10-16T10:55:07.769-04:00Comments on Art of Narrative: Maurice Lalau ~ The Romance of Tristram and IseultArt of Narrativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13361785503164857781noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942679790176966125.post-45119816595220728072015-07-05T12:37:08.836-04:002015-07-05T12:37:08.836-04:00Hi, I just found your page from Stephen Ellcock...Hi, I just found your page from Stephen Ellcock's link on Facebook, I hadn't seen this artist before, wonderful images, thank you for sharing them!bethnoirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383069246571134707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942679790176966125.post-49222623717682454202013-08-30T12:05:25.544-04:002013-08-30T12:05:25.544-04:00It's beautiful, isn't it? It captures love...It's beautiful, isn't it? It captures love and the night in a magical setting.Art of Narrativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361785503164857781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942679790176966125.post-6229107123280402612013-08-29T20:20:20.518-04:002013-08-29T20:20:20.518-04:00I especially love, 'Under the trees, he presse...I especially love, 'Under the trees, he pressed her to his heart'.Thomas Haller Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942679790176966125.post-77027540927353379332013-08-10T11:30:37.610-04:002013-08-10T11:30:37.610-04:00Hi Tom, Thank you! Since I published this set of i...Hi Tom, Thank you! Since I published this set of illustrations based on the archive dot org scans, I now own a copy of this beautiful book. The illustrations are actually only 6" by 4 5/8". The color is very close to what I was able to reproduce on a computer screen. The depth of composition and color on such a small scale is truly incredible. I'd love to see the original paintings!Art of Narrativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361785503164857781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942679790176966125.post-83163954053153964872013-08-10T00:31:52.368-04:002013-08-10T00:31:52.368-04:00Wow--These are incredible. The depth of color is t...Wow--These are incredible. The depth of color is toothsome--something I'm not used to seeing(alas, nearly all the classic illustrators works I've seen are from poorly reproduced scans). Archive.org is definitely something I need to explore. Thanks for putting these posts and info out there.Tom Sarmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00312089637813146270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942679790176966125.post-23936689897452713442011-11-22T09:43:56.628-05:002011-11-22T09:43:56.628-05:00Hi Saahabi,
Thank you for your comments! I found ...Hi Saahabi,<br /><br />Thank you for your comments! I found a couple of Lalau's works through Archive dot org, and I'm keeping my "fingers crossed" on a couple of titles I'm hoping to get through Interlibrary Loan, so I can carefully scan the images.<br /><br />Re: the Dover look, I know exactly what you mean, and I try to avoid it! I enjoy the fact Dover has put together so many great collections, but the color quality and resolution is lacking. That's why with this set of scans for Lalau's work, I made sure not to change the color balance. I did lighten them, so the detail would show better on a computer screen. These are among the best scans I've ever seen on archive dot org, so I'm glad you "clicked in" to see the originals.Art of Narrativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361785503164857781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942679790176966125.post-16243071751488823592011-11-22T03:56:30.429-05:002011-11-22T03:56:30.429-05:00Hi
Nice to see one of the beauties of archive.org...Hi <br />Nice to see one of the beauties of archive.org featured here! The other titles I found there are Contes Mauve and Grandmother's Fairytales. If you've found other titles I would love to hear about these!<br />One remark though: be careful with the color enhancement, the prints tend to get a little bit the "Dover-look" (sorry Jeff Menges)<br /><br />greetings<br />SaahabiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942679790176966125.post-37797267772783791412011-11-19T00:21:05.327-05:002011-11-19T00:21:05.327-05:00Hi Thom,
It felt like a discovery. I've book...Hi Thom, <br /><br />It felt like a discovery. I've bookmarked a few more of his books at archive dot org, and I'll feature a few favorites at some point; but this book is the pinnacle for me. If you follow the first link to additional information, you will find his work in later years to be completely different, and much admired for style and technique; that article also includes a bit of biographical detail.<br /><br />I keep perusing the "archive" and find treasures, big and small, all over- but this find was incredible, since his work is barely featured online anywhere- until now! And the archive scans for these illustrations were so well done, it feels like finding "gold."Art of Narrativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361785503164857781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942679790176966125.post-60080272888854866782011-11-18T22:58:56.424-05:002011-11-18T22:58:56.424-05:00Isn't this artist marvelous? I 'discovered...Isn't this artist marvelous? I 'discovered' this book a couple of years ago and have been on the lookout for more like it since. There are a couple more books with his illustrations on the archive site, but not to equal these.<br /><br />The Golden Age still has treasures yet to be dug up!Thomas Haller Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.com