Contemporary Illustration
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Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Painting - 114 x 93 x 3 cm Painting - 44.9 x 36.6 x 1.2 inch
£3,819
Emkay
Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Painting - 110 x 96 x 3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 37.8 x 1.2 inch
£3,819
Corrida aux Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Yves Brayer
Print - 49.5 x 64.5 cm Print - 19.5 x 25.4 inch
£359
Le repos des cavaliers sur la plage
Yves Brayer
Print - 49.5 x 64.5 cm Print - 19.5 x 25.4 inch
£359
Tiepolo 2 (La Barque)
Lorenzo Mattotti
Print - 75 x 106.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.5 x 41.9 x 0 inch
£359
Les Cités obscures - La théorie du Grain de sable
François Schuiten
Print - 80 x 60 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
£180
La Type 29 - Entrée en Gare de Schaerbeek
François Schuiten
Print - 70 x 50 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
£99
Les Cités obscures - L'enfant penchée
François Schuiten
Print - 80 x 60 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
£180
Untitled 65
Julieta Intergalactica
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
£216
Infrablue
Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Painting - 130 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£2,696
Le talon Murmure à l'Oreille
Éric Lambé
Print - 43.5 x 41 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.1 x 16.1 x 0 inch
£225
Ar rafi variation
Vincent Abadie Hafez a.k.a Zepha
Painting - 190 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 74.8 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£8,177
Try to Wear Me
Nino Eliashvili
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 53 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 20.9 x 0 inch
£2,246
Finger Crossed
Nino Eliashvili
Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 47 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.8 x 18.5 x 0 inch
£2,426
Lithographie originale de Yves Brayer
Yves Brayer
Print - 54 x 57 x 0.3 cm Print - 21.3 x 22.4 x 0.1 inch
£225
Untitled XXXIII
Julieta Intergalactica
Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£216
Untitled XXXII
Julieta Intergalactica
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
£216
Untitled XXXI
Julieta Intergalactica
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
£216
Ghost Rider
Anthony Lister
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 12 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 4.7 x 0 inch
£1,977
Untitled XVII
Julieta Intergalactica
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
£216
A Deaf world about distance and fractures
Studio Abawé
Print - 59.4 x 42 cm Print - 23.4 x 16.5 inch
£80
Contemporary Illustration
The start of the Industrial Revolution was a catalyst to the improvement of printing technology, meaning more publications were distributed and seen. This resulted in illustration becoming more and more commonly encountered in daily life, complimenting the consumption of information. By the early 18th century, the profession of illustration took hold, seeing English and French caricaturists independently earn a living with sales of etched or engraved prints through small, gallery-like print shops. Publishers saw illustration as a necessity and with an increased demand, artists could make a name for themselves. Walt Disney established himself in the field by making popular cartoon shorts like Steamboat Willie (1928), the first sound cartoon, and went on to create full-length animated feature films like Snow White (1937). Today, the illustrator has the ability to move away from the profession in the traditional sense. Influenced by art, fashion and of course, the digital age, illustrators are using digital tools and other movements such as Street art. Our daily consumption of information has sky-rocketed and the illustrators that compliment this know it – see the work of Lady K and Bill Blast who use graffiti and street art to create contemporary illustrations.