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American illustrator & painter Maxfield Parrish was perhaps the most popular commercial artist in the United States in the first half of the 20th century.
Dinky Bird by Maxfield Parrish, 1904 swing
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Very Little Red Riding Hood (1897} shows a very stylized take on the female form & face that is in keeping with the era. The red cape of the story takes center stage in both color & design.
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Around the turn of the 20th century as a commercial artist Parrish created many posters, magazine covers & book & advertising illustrations.
Maxfield Parrish- Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary - 1921 - Ferry Seeds
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He also painted murals. By the 1920s he was the highest-paid commercial artist in the United States.
Palace Hotel, San Francisco - 1905 mural of the Pied Piper
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Maxfield Parrish - The Lantern Bearers
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Maxfield Parrish’s signature blue is showcased in the night sky of this Harper’s Bazaar lithograph from 1914 of Cinderella.
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Parrish’s popularity began to decline in the late 1930s, but his illustrations never lost favor & there was a renewed appreciation of his work in the 1960s and ’70s.
DayBreak 1922
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Parrish is best known for his depictions of fantasy landscapes populated by attractive young women.
The figure in Stars (1926) is presented as natural, lovely & almost abstracted.
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Lady Violetta and the Knave (1923)
ThIs illustration appeared in Louise Sander’s book. The saturated almost glowing color of the work is due to Parrish’s use of translucent glazes.
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He used meticulously defined outlines and intricately detailed, natural backgrounds, and his unusual colors give his pictures a dreamlike and idyllic atmosphere.
Maxfield Parrish - Prometheus - 1919
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George Lucas is an avid collector of his paintings, some of which are displayed beautifully at SkyWalker Ranch Main House.
Ecstasy - Maxfield Parrish
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Origins of Star Wars: The Case for Maxfield Parrish
thegameofnerds.com/2017/04/16/ori…
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Additional reading for a deeper dive.
Maxfield Parrish - 1870–1966
americanillustration.org/project/maxfie…
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The Art of Maxfield Parrish
nytimes.com/2016/01/24/nyr…
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The Knave of Hearts, another illustration from Louise Sander’s book.
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Frog Prince
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Norwich Landscape
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Girl with Elves
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The Glen
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Romance - 1922
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Early Autumn White Birch
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Reveries
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The Story of Snow White - 1912
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Arizona by Maxfield Parrish, 1950
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"Riverbank Autumn"
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If you like this ✔️out #PopArt, #GermanExpressionism, #PreRaphaelites, #Dadaism #Surrealism. #Bauhaus & #AshCanSchool #Fauvism #Futurism #Vorticism #Supremacism
Next up? Mannerism or Baroque - stay-tuned!
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