(61) Wow. Never had heard of him before, but SO GLAD now I do!!! A magnificent tribute, Mr. Beard. Your channel is always one of the highlights for me when I have a look around TH-cam.
What a wonderful evocation of the style and aesthetic of an earlier age. Watching your videos I sometimes get despondent at the graceless age we have created for ourselves.
Thanks a lot for your appreciation. And I too feel that way a lot of the time. But there is always room for at least a little optimism - there are some great illustrators out there even now.
@@petebeard Agreed Pete. There are indeed fine illustrators and imaginative designers out there. I suppose I would love to have met and spoken to some of the wonderful artists you have brought to my attention over the years. Thanks again sir.
Mr Beard : Sir I am so impressed by the art of this illustrator , I thank you for the exposure in this less than graceful early 21st Century ... we need to look back and learn from our forbearers' their symbology and use of color , and posture , a flow as it were. I am now retired but I do Photography , and when I can I would delight highly in posing mean and women , using these illustrators as a catalyst , a reference of light and shadow ... So much has been lost over the decades of the Post WW2 years and then the " irreverent " and whoring 1960's where beauty was to shock ... Elegance , spirit , and uplifting ideals all need to return and in this man's life's work ... I see these timeless qualities. Peter ; thank you . 🤔☺🙏
Many thanks for your comment and appreciation, and I do think it's a great pity that we have allowed such great illustration to be virtually forgotten. There is still work of value out there but it's not easy to find.
As most here, I had never heard of this artist/illustrator, although in my case far less surprising😉 Due to your series, I'm becoming a poster fan, and plan on looking for frameable objects (most probably prints, but still...) There are so many! You are also teaching me how to look at art, someone who is a non artistic person finds incredible and enlightening. One thing that strikes me in the life of this artist, is the commitment to his marriage and family which seem remarkably devoid of the more common love 'em and leave 'em of so many. It says much for his honour and ideals that he was able to live through two world wars with his family and honour still intact.
Thanks a lot for your ongoing appreciation of the channel content, and it's particularly pleasing to know that there are viewers such as yourself who weren't already immersed in the world of illustration, but who now see the value inherent in the various illustrators' work.
I was fortunate enough to have seen plenty of Dudovich's work scanning through reference books in my Art college library back in the '80's. As always Mr Beard, thank you for these wonderful reminders of these masters and their craft.
I had to laugh (if only for the benefit of my stimulus-starved cat) at your four-step example of Marcello using photographic reference, in which the final version might easily have been done purely from imagination. But as usual, Pete, it was another very interesting historical vignette of another excellent artist.
A producer asked the design Director of a beautiful film of artwork they were working on, “Who can we get to narrate this production and do it so well and in a beautiful style?” The design Director said, there’s only one man who could do it like you describe and that is Pete Beard“ Frank
Another educational hit! You open the world up to great art and artists who have become lost, forgotten or misplaced. These artists owe their memories to you and your hard work! Tnx!
Another unsung giant of illustration brought to our attention by Pete. As with most of the others, I've seen his work on Google images after its creation, and by direct searches And here, of course. How Blessed we are to live in a time where that is possible.
What a lovely presentation, thank you~ I’m so happy to know about this artist’s work now… his thoughtful use of balance, composition and elegance is striking ☺️
So interesting watching the evolution of styles and techniques through the decades. I really enjoyed seeing his take on Nouveau, my favorite period. Until now, I had not heard of Dudovich. I think you have compiled a digital museum of illustrators on your page, Pete. Love it.
Thanks a lot for your comment. And I suppose that without really thinking about it when I started I really hope that a digital museum/gallery is precisely what I've created.
Thank You for another Classic video, Mr. Beard. I had never been aware of this amazing artist...his striking yet accomplished work is so fantastic. Your content is so well presented and beautifully done.
I've seen his work before, in books about art in that time period, but I've never known his name before this. Thank you. I am finding so many new artists to look up and study due to your videos.
Thanks a lot. Your comment is music to my ears, and I'm delighted to hear that it encourages you to do more research on these underappreciated subjects.
You're one of my favorite channel, by far. Always new artists to discover, and always amazed by the quality of the artwork / visuals. And, as always, a great presentation. Thanks !!
When I was in art school I had a poster of Dudovich's Fisso L'Idea (1899). A powerful and beautiful image. I doubt an advertising poster like that would have been allowed here in the States back then and even now.
Thanks for your comment. And you are right about the relative prudery of the USA compared with Europe at that time. We in Britain were also not wild about such depictions of human flesh either.
We may never again see a period of wonderful illustration, such as the work of Marcello Dudovich. Thank you for introducing him to us. Perhaps your channel will revive an interest in fine illustration.
Thanks for the comment, and although I too very much hope to shine a light on these great illustrators but I'm not exactly optimistic as I think most viewers of youtube prefer the usual shallow sideshows.
Thank you Pete! This is the rare case when the featured artist is familiar to me. Many years ago I came across Dudovich's poster and mistakenly attributed him to German Plakarstil. A quick search brought up quite a few of his other works, which quickly showed that he was much more diverse. And yet I found a lot of unfamiliar material in your video.
I have to admit that even as a fellow Italian I was not familar with Dudovich, despite having probably seen a couple of his poster for La Rinascente and the Strega liquor referenced by some old megazine. Very glad that this video gives him some well deserved spotlight.
I'm yet one more who had never heard of him. and producing decades of still-fresh-looking commercial art while avoiding the pitfalls of war and politics is no mean feat!
You're right - I hadn't heard of Dudovich before now. I love this video and hope it contributes to greater recognition of his talent. Thanks again, Pete.
👏👏👏💚💚💚 love indeed his skillz of sexy focus light vs. shading of lean muscles, textile fabric designs, and hair styling. He does capture an active human moment well. Thanks for the well crafted descriptions🎉🎉🎉🎉
Once again your research and curiosity help us to discover and enjoy some truly amazing artists. I had never heard of Dudovich before and, as you rightly say in your conclusion, he deserves a much wider recognition. Thank you for your dedication.
Thanks a lot for your comment. And I'm pleased to say that so far at least Dudovich seems to have been a popular and previously unknown choice for many viewers.
I really really enjoyed this one Pete, I never heard of Marcello Dudovich before. His figure drawing is spot on, I studied figure drawing back in the 80s. He certainly kept his style, his posters look like artwork. It would be interesting to learn how a reprint or reproduction of some of his posters would go. Thank you so much.
Thanks for the comment and I'm delighted you're impressed with his work. Reprints of quite a few of his posters are readily available online but I don't have any so I can't vouch for their quality. Most are pretty cheap to buy though.
WOW! His "cariscuro" (sp?) actually is enviable to a Matterhorn degree! Thank You for This compilation! Respecfully and Gratefully yours Gregg Oreo Long Beach CA États Unis
So interesting - didn't know of this artist before Good candidate for exhibition at The Esoteric Gallery in London. Just subscribed to your channel and enjoying the different artists.😊
It's easy to recognize his love for the beauty of the female figure and femininity. For me, I can't escape feeling that he shared perspectives (or was influenced) in a few of these examples by Maxfield Parrish's fancy of enhanced reality. IMO, it's unmistakable. You are right - I did not know about this artist...
Thanks a lot for your comment and appreciation. We can't know if he was aware of Parrish's work but I suspect it would be unlikely at that point in time. But who knows? Probably they just shared a similar pursuit of aesthetic beauty.
Thank you for this presentation! A couple of days ago I was watching your video featuring Brunelleschi and thought you should make one about Dudovich ❤ I am Italian, as you might guess 😂
Many thanks for your comments about this video. I'm glad you enjoyed this view of Dudovich's work. There are a couple more Italian poster artists in the pipeline and quite a few dotted around the unsung heroes series too.
@@petebeard I will try to catch up with your unsung heroes series, I am very impressed by the quantity and quality of illustration videos you have uploaded! And just in case you’re not familiar with him, I suggest you look up Ugo Fontana, a masterful Italian illustrator of children’s books.
Hello, and as I suspected very few viewers were previously aware of his outstanding work. So I'm delighted to have made the introduction, and hopefully created a few converts in the process.
Great job as usual! It’s nice to see this video because he is not well known abroad. I wonder if you have encountered the work of Duilio Cambellotti, which spans illustration, fine art and design.
Thanks for the appreciation, and more thanks for the name Duilio Cambellotti, who I had never heard of. I will investigate and if there's enough material I will make a video, even if it's only as part of the unsung heroes series.
Just a thought (while I'm waiting for the Joaeph Clement Coll material you promised). Even though he's wa-ay out of your time frame I wonder what you think of Michael Vollbracht. I am old enough to remember some people from that generation - and of course Rhode Island School of Design was founded to serve the textile industry, so it brought a lot of Italians here (including my first drawing teacher - who fought for Italy in WW II before becoming an American POW). Most of the people I knew from the Great War era had a certain reticence drilled into them which to me makes your comments about his attitudes very informative. I get the feeling he wouldn't want us to know more and if we do for heaven's sake don't discuss it, All and all thoroughly charming and satsfying. Thank you.
Hello again and thanks a lot for your appreciation of this video, and ongoing support of the channel. Coll was ready and waiting for the return of the unsung heroes series, but after you mentioned him I took another dive into the internet and have just about gathered enough material to so a solo video - which he more than deserves. It'll still be a while before it's completed and he isn't exactly front of the queue but I look forward to doing him a bit more justice. Regarding Michael Vollbracht I was unaware of him but having taken a look my initial impression is fairly indifferent. That doesn't mean I think he's bad, but it's the kind of post-pop art approach I'm not wild about.
Muy buen trabajo el tuyo como divulgador de artistas, conocía a dudovich , para mi unos de los grandes de la ilustración y como artista, geníal . Me ha inspirado muchisimo , desde hace años .Gracias por traernos a estas figuras.🎨👍
All your video presentations on illustrators / graphic artists are really interesting; have you thought about publishing a book on this subject? Or even a series of books? Cheers. Starcross Jack.
Thanks for your appreciation. And yes I have thought about getting books published. At this very minute I have a representative in the USA trying to strike a publishing deal. But it's a real minefield and I'm not confident it will lead anywhere. We'll see...
First I've heard of Dudovich with this video. Loved Alphonse Mucha for a short while now. Both have such a fine style I hope to emulate with my own art.
Thanks a lot for the praise, but I'll settle for just being quite good at making videos. It's the illustrators who are the geniuses. Glad you enjoyed it.
Well, Pete, put me on the list with those who don't know Dudovich's work. Fantastic posters. The designs are stunning, simple but powerful. Sigh...another art form, the poster, that has gone out of style during these modern times. As you've shown in other videos, the poster was a major source of advertising and work for artists. Which brings up a question: along with the craft of drawing, designing, and painting the illustration image, I'm curious how involved Dudovich was with the typography. Did he design and hand letter the text himself or did someone else handle that? Obviously with some products, the type was part of the logo, but, with the La Rizascente posters, for example, the font changes. Was that his decision , did he design the typography as well? (something that I'm miserable at doing, so I'm always curious). That's a whole other skill and an important one. Thanks again, Pete, for another introduction to a great illustrator/designer. Sunshine today, but methinks more clouds and rain later. Sigh...that bottle of bourbon is looking better and better these dark, chilly evenings🙂
Hi again and thanks of course for your comments. I don't know this for sure but given that all his posters were created as separate lithographic runs from images on stone the lettering had to be an integral component of the design, and that would have fallen to the creator. Some bits look like they have been based on existing fonts and maybe modified, but the shortish answer has to be that Dudovich did the lot, even if he had technical assistance (and most likely did) in creating the actual stones. And please don't get me started on the demise of the illustrated poster. I'm currently making a video about travel posters and it breaks my heart that this is now yet another dead duck.
TS 8:17 those doll figures are just stunning & the clothing style could be worn today like the others illustrated, especially the head wraps worn by the women. All back in style in 2024. TS 8:37 I luv those showing how he worked👍👍👍👍👍TS 9:47 that Harlequin is beautiful & the background is stunning
As a ,long time ago, art history student I was only ever exposed to commercial & illustrative art through the likes of William Morris or Toulouse-Lautrec [and perhaps a cheeky bit of aubrey beardsley] and altimately captivated by Art nouveaux. I think a time will come when all manner of fine art will be seen collectively as a whole. With the dawn of A.I. all styles of 'physically' created art must be seen in true context with all of its gruelling processes, from training to painstaking dedication, technique and style. I think the odd camera obscura, prick & pounce or even tracing a photograph techniques will be looked upon differently and the idea of 'cheating' will be a hard case to prove!
Thanks a lot for your comment and observations. It's the puzzling but enduring and elitist belief that fine art is superior in some way to commercial work that I hope to undermine (in however limited a manner).
Dear Sir, In today's Guardian there is an interesting article on an illustrator that worked with Darwin, titled "‘Exceptional’: rare books of illustrations from Darwin’s ‘bird man’ on sale for £2m." I thought you would like to see, there are three beautiful illustrations of birds (duh...). Cheers from Brazil! Edit: He drew birds, but apparently he liked to eat them also.
Hello and thanks a lot for leading me to the work of John Gould, who I hadn't heard of. This is very fortunate as I'm currently working on a video about the history of wildlife illustration and he will make a great addition. Thanks again.
@@petebeard Margaret Mee loved coming to Brazil, where she made many studies. But i don't know if by "wildlife" you are including botanic life. Cheers! Audubon! (of course, everybody knows him)
@@eugeniomarins2936 Thanks for the reply, and just to clarify I'm restricting myself to the animal kingdom. It's taking forever because it's such a vast subject, and might be considerably longer than others when I finally get it done.
Hello again, and Im glad you enjoyed his work. And I haven't forgotten about a solo spot for Franklin Booth. I'm still a bit short of decent resolution images but I'll keep looking. I'm also working on Joseph Clement Coll, and I would guess he's another you like the work of.
@@JacksonTaylorandTheSinners Many thanks for your very generous offer - and U might eventually take you up on it. But in the meantime I will persevere with my searches and in my experience there's always more toothpaste in the tube. If I fail you'll be the first to know and thanks again for the offer
@@petebeard I have a few of his art books full of high res prints and a top of the line scanner. I’ll make it rain high res scans day or night when you’re ready bud. 🫡
@@JacksonTaylorandTheSinners Hello again. Just wanted to let you know that I did have success finding more decent images for Franklin Booth, so I won't need to take you up on your very genorous offer of scans. There are a few others nearer to completion I want to upload first but he'll be featured certainly within the next month or two. I hope it'll be worth waiting for. Cheers Pete
What a tremendous sense of compositional balance, fluidity, and tonal colours. True Art. Take a look at some of the AI created thumbnails here on TH-cam. Abysmal. Artificial and lifeless. No human spirit. The saddest part is that younger generations have no appreciation of the skill level it takes to create work like this. They're taught to value ugliness. Not beauty.
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(61) Wow. Never had heard of him before, but SO GLAD now I do!!! A magnificent tribute, Mr. Beard. Your channel is always one of the highlights for me when I have a look around TH-cam.
Thanks for your kind remarks about my efforts and I'm delighted you appreciate Dudovich's work.
Same here.
Same here.
What a wonderful evocation of the style and aesthetic of an earlier age. Watching your videos I sometimes get despondent at the graceless age we have created for ourselves.
Thanks a lot for your appreciation. And I too feel that way a lot of the time. But there is always room for at least a little optimism - there are some great illustrators out there even now.
@@petebeard Agreed Pete. There are indeed fine illustrators and imaginative designers out there. I suppose I would love to have met and spoken to some of the wonderful artists you have brought to my attention over the years. Thanks again sir.
Mr Beard : Sir I am so impressed by the art of this illustrator , I thank you for the exposure in this less than graceful early 21st Century ... we need to look back and learn from our forbearers' their symbology and use of color , and posture , a flow as it were. I am now retired but I do Photography , and when I can I would delight highly in posing mean and women , using these illustrators as a catalyst , a reference of light and shadow ... So much has been lost over the decades of the Post WW2 years and then the " irreverent " and whoring 1960's where beauty was to shock ... Elegance , spirit , and uplifting ideals all need to return and in this man's life's work ... I see these timeless qualities.
Peter ; thank you . 🤔☺🙏
Many thanks for your comment and appreciation, and I do think it's a great pity that we have allowed such great illustration to be virtually forgotten. There is still work of value out there but it's not easy to find.
Poster art takes on a whole new meaning when its rendered by Dudovich. Some of those are really beautiful.
Hello again and Im pleased you enjoyed his work.
@@petebeard Hi Pete.
As most here, I had never heard of this artist/illustrator, although in my case far less surprising😉 Due to your series, I'm becoming a poster fan, and plan on looking for frameable objects (most probably prints, but still...) There are so many! You are also teaching me how to look at art, someone who is a non artistic person finds incredible and enlightening.
One thing that strikes me in the life of this artist, is the commitment to his marriage and family which seem remarkably devoid of the more common love 'em and leave 'em of so many. It says much for his honour and ideals that he was able to live through two world wars with his family and honour still intact.
Thanks a lot for your ongoing appreciation of the channel content, and it's particularly pleasing to know that there are viewers such as yourself who weren't already immersed in the world of illustration, but who now see the value inherent in the various illustrators' work.
I was fortunate enough to have seen plenty of Dudovich's work scanning through reference books in my Art college library back in the '80's.
As always Mr Beard, thank you for these wonderful reminders of these masters and their craft.
Thanks a lot for your comments. Ah, the days when art students would actually use the library...
I had to laugh (if only for the benefit of my stimulus-starved cat) at your four-step example of Marcello using photographic reference, in which the final version might easily have been done purely from imagination. But as usual, Pete, it was another very interesting historical vignette of another excellent artist.
Hello again and thanks as usual for your comment.
A producer asked the design Director of a beautiful film of artwork they were working on, “Who can we get to narrate this production and do it so well and in a beautiful style?” The design Director said, there’s only one man who could do it like you describe and that is Pete Beard“ Frank
Hello and thanks a lot for that story. Pure fantasy of course but it's very flattering.
Another educational hit! You open the world up to great art and artists who have become lost, forgotten or misplaced.
These artists owe their memories to you and your hard work!
Tnx!
Hi again and as ever my gratitude for your comment.
Thank you for showing his work. Mr. Dudovich had a very remarkable life.
Thanks a lot for watching and commenting.
Great eye for design & those rich colors... beautiful & excellent work. Thanks as usual *Pete* for introducing & educating the YT crowd👍👍👍👍👍
Beautiful artistry, beautiful lettering and sense of spacing. Thank you for showing these gems!
Once more many thanks for your appreciation. I'm pleased you find his work as fascinating as I do.
Another unsung giant of illustration brought to our attention by Pete. As with most of the others, I've seen his work on Google images after its creation, and by direct searches And here, of course. How Blessed we are to live in a time where that is possible.
Thanks a lot and i agree that we should be grateful for the access offered by the internet.
What a lovely presentation, thank you~ I’m so happy to know about this artist’s work now… his thoughtful use of balance, composition and elegance is striking ☺️
Many thanks for your appreciation. I'm pleased you enjoyed Dudovich's work.
Blown away, especially by the earlier posters! A master of anatomy and light... Another great surprise, thank you so much!
Thanks for the comment - glad you enjoyed his work.
Thank you so so much for bringing him to our attention. Sublime! Much love from Norway :)
Hello and many thanks for your appreciation. I'm pleased you enjoyed his work.
So interesting watching the evolution of styles and techniques through the decades.
I really enjoyed seeing his take on Nouveau, my favorite period.
Until now, I had not heard of Dudovich.
I think you have compiled a digital museum of illustrators on your page, Pete. Love it.
Thanks a lot for your comment. And I suppose that without really thinking about it when I started I really hope that a digital museum/gallery is precisely what I've created.
That was very enjoyable. Very graceful, elegant and vigorous style.
Thank you for sharing this video!
Thanks - I'm glad you appreciate his work.
Thank You for another Classic video, Mr. Beard. I had never been aware of this amazing artist...his striking yet accomplished work is so fantastic. Your content is so well presented and beautifully done.
Many thanks for your appreciation of my efforts, and I'm very pleased you enjoyed Dudovich's work.
I've seen his work before, in books about art in that time period, but I've never known his name before this. Thank you. I am finding so many new artists to look up and study due to your videos.
Thanks a lot. Your comment is music to my ears, and I'm delighted to hear that it encourages you to do more research on these underappreciated subjects.
Great gestures, greater compositions, and therefore greatest calligraphy on those Marcello posters. Thank you very much.
Thanks for the comment, and I'm pleased to hear you enjoyed his work.
You're one of my favorite channel, by far. Always new artists to discover, and always amazed by the quality of the artwork / visuals.
And, as always, a great presentation. Thanks !!
Hello again and many thanks for your ongoing enthusiasm for the channel.
When I was in art school I had a poster of Dudovich's Fisso L'Idea (1899). A powerful and beautiful image. I doubt an advertising poster like that would have been allowed here in the States back then and even now.
Thanks for sharing this with us all,best wishes from the wirral peninsula...E
Thanks for your comment. And you are right about the relative prudery of the USA compared with Europe at that time. We in Britain were also not wild about such depictions of human flesh either.
We may never again see a period of wonderful illustration, such as the work of Marcello Dudovich. Thank you for introducing him to us. Perhaps your channel will revive an interest in fine illustration.
Thanks for the comment, and although I too very much hope to shine a light on these great illustrators but I'm not exactly optimistic as I think most viewers of youtube prefer the usual shallow sideshows.
Gorgeous posters, his use of color is just excepcional. Thank you for another informative video.
Im very pleased you appreciate Dudovich's work. (And mine).
Thank you Pete! This is the rare case when the featured artist is familiar to me. Many years ago I came across Dudovich's poster and mistakenly attributed him to German Plakarstil. A quick search brought up quite a few of his other works, which quickly showed that he was much more diverse. And yet I found a lot of unfamiliar material in your video.
Thanks a lot for your comment, and so far I'm very pleased with the apparent popularity of his work with viewers.
Marcello was a monster talent.
Only monograph I could find on him is currently out of print, bummer.
Thanks for the comment. And yes the book world has a lot to answer for in not spreading the word about the less low hanging fruit.
I have to admit that even as a fellow Italian I was not familar with Dudovich, despite having probably seen a couple of his poster for La Rinascente and the Strega liquor referenced by some old megazine. Very glad that this video gives him some well deserved spotlight.
Thanks for your comment and appreciation. It;s always welcome.
I'm yet one more who had never heard of him. and producing decades of still-fresh-looking commercial art while avoiding the pitfalls of war and politics is no mean feat!
Thanks. I'm pleased to have introduced him to so many viewers.
You're right - I hadn't heard of Dudovich before now. I love this video and hope it contributes to greater recognition of his talent. Thanks again, Pete.
Thanks a lot, and I'm very pleased you appreciate his work.
👏👏👏💚💚💚 love indeed his skillz of sexy focus light vs. shading of lean muscles, textile fabric designs, and hair styling. He does capture an active human moment well. Thanks for the well crafted descriptions🎉🎉🎉🎉
Many thanks for your appreciation of Dudovich's work - and my lesser contribution in making the video.
Once again your research and curiosity help us to discover and enjoy some truly amazing artists. I had never heard of Dudovich before and, as you rightly say in your conclusion, he deserves a much wider recognition. Thank you for your dedication.
Thanks a lot for your appreciation, and I'm very pleased to have introduced you to Dudovich's remarkable work.
Thanks, Pete. What a remarkable artist.
I'm glad you appreciate his wonderful posters. Thanks.
Dudovich had an unbelievable understanding of human musculature without pointing it out, making his figures so gentle, beautiful and 3D
Thanks a lot for your comment and appreciation of his work.
No, never heard of him . . . Really lovely, lovely vid -- TY, Pete, soooo much! What a lovely piece!
Thanks a lot for your appreciation and I'm delighted to have introduced you to his work.
Thank you so much for this so interesting video. We learn so much from your channel, thanks to your beautiful work, images and explanations.
Thanks a lot for your appreciation of my work on the channel. And I'm glad you enjoyed Dudovich's posters.
Just want to say I love your channel, Peter. Thanks for the content and much love from Ireland ❤ 🇮🇪
Many thanks for your appreciation. It's always good to hear positive responses to the channel content.
Wow, I never heard of him and his work is amazing. Thank you for this.
That's just the kind of response I hope for with a new video. Thanks.
Fantastic video, Pete, really enjoyed it. I've seen some of this man's art and never knew who made the images - thanks a lot.
Many thanks for your comment and appreciation of Dudovich's work.
I was not aware of his existence. Thanks so much for opening my eyes!
It's always a pleasure to me that Ive introduced some of these illustrators to those who were previously unaware of them. Thanks.
Bravo, Pete, exquisite video and homage, hope this gets the word out about this remarkable artist
Thanks a lot for your comment. And I'm pleased to say that so far at least Dudovich seems to have been a popular and previously unknown choice for many viewers.
Beautifully done Pete! Thanks!
Thanks a lot again for your appreciation.
Well done, Pete. Sending thanks wrapped in appreciation.
Gratefully received, thanks.
I really really enjoyed this one Pete, I never heard of Marcello Dudovich before. His figure drawing is spot on, I studied figure drawing back in the 80s. He certainly kept his style, his posters look like artwork. It would be interesting to learn how a reprint or reproduction of some of his posters would go. Thank you so much.
Thanks for the comment and I'm delighted you're impressed with his work. Reprints of quite a few of his posters are readily available online but I don't have any so I can't vouch for their quality. Most are pretty cheap to buy though.
WOW! His "cariscuro" (sp?) actually is enviable to a Matterhorn degree! Thank You for This compilation! Respecfully and Gratefully yours Gregg Oreo Long Beach CA États Unis
Hi Gregg - it's chiaroscuro (I had to look it up). Like the French the Italians suffer from irritable vowel syndrome.
thank you ,, great works. poetic style and delicate colors, yet rich in the design
Thanks a lot for the comment, and I'm lelighted you appreciate his work.
Thank you! Fabulous artist, wonderful line work and lighting.
Thanks a lot for your comment and appreciation of his work.
Yep, never heard of him but now a fan! Thanks!
I'm very pleased to have made the introduction. Thanks for the comment.
So interesting - didn't know of this artist before
Good candidate for exhibition at The Esoteric Gallery in London.
Just subscribed to your channel and enjoying the different artists.😊
Thanks a lot for your comment and your subscription. Both are very welcome.
Beautiful work. Your videos are always very inspiring for me.
Thanks a lot - your comment is most welcome.
It's easy to recognize his love for the beauty of the female figure and femininity.
For me, I can't escape feeling that he shared perspectives (or was influenced) in a few of these examples by Maxfield Parrish's fancy of enhanced reality. IMO, it's unmistakable.
You are right - I did not know about this artist...
Thanks a lot for your comment and appreciation. We can't know if he was aware of Parrish's work but I suspect it would be unlikely at that point in time. But who knows? Probably they just shared a similar pursuit of aesthetic beauty.
Thank you for this presentation! A couple of days ago I was watching your video featuring Brunelleschi and thought you should make one about Dudovich ❤ I am Italian, as you might guess 😂
… and you’re right, here he’s celebrated as one of our greatest poster artists.
Many thanks for your comments about this video. I'm glad you enjoyed this view of Dudovich's work. There are a couple more Italian poster artists in the pipeline and quite a few dotted around the unsung heroes series too.
@@petebeard I will try to catch up with your unsung heroes series, I am very impressed by the quantity and quality of illustration videos you have uploaded! And just in case you’re not familiar with him, I suggest you look up Ugo Fontana, a masterful Italian illustrator of children’s books.
I hadn't heard of this guy, but I love his work! Thanks for the introduction!
Hello, and as I suspected very few viewers were previously aware of his outstanding work. So I'm delighted to have made the introduction, and hopefully created a few converts in the process.
Thankyou. Now I know, and I'm delighted!
Hello, and many thanks for your appreciation. I'm glad to have introduced you to his work.
I always learn something from your videos. this one was color theory. amazing use of simple color that just popped.
Hello and many thanks for your favourable comment.
Another inspiring video, thank you Mr. Beard
Thanks a lot for your appreciation.
😊 Thank You, so much …
… the folios in my dad’s library were an inspiration to me- and these were among them.
I adore the prewar aesthetic.
Thanks to you for your appreciation of what I'm trying to do with the channel.
Thanks for sharing this amazing artist. Inspiring!
My pleasure. I'm pleased you appreciate his work.
Great job as usual! It’s nice to see this video because he is not well known abroad. I wonder if you have encountered the work of Duilio Cambellotti, which spans illustration, fine art and design.
Thanks for the appreciation, and more thanks for the name Duilio Cambellotti, who I had never heard of. I will investigate and if there's enough material I will make a video, even if it's only as part of the unsung heroes series.
Благодарю за открытие.
Блестящая характерность и поразительная неутомимость. То, что действительно определяет стиль времени.
Большое спасибо за ваш комментарий и признательность.
What a wonderful artist, i love his posters . Great video from you.
Thanks a lot from me and the ghost of Dudovich.
Wonderful, thank you ❤️
Many thanks for your appreciation.
Just a thought (while I'm waiting for the Joaeph Clement Coll material you promised). Even though he's wa-ay out of your time frame I wonder what you think of Michael Vollbracht.
I am old enough to remember some people from that generation - and of course Rhode Island School of Design was founded to serve the textile industry, so it brought a lot of Italians here (including my first drawing teacher - who fought for Italy in WW II before becoming an American POW). Most of the people I knew from the Great War era had a certain reticence drilled into them which to me makes your comments about his attitudes very informative. I get the feeling he wouldn't want us to know more and if we do for heaven's sake don't discuss it,
All and all thoroughly charming and satsfying. Thank you.
Hello again and thanks a lot for your appreciation of this video, and ongoing support of the channel. Coll was ready and waiting for the return of the unsung heroes series, but after you mentioned him I took another dive into the internet and have just about gathered enough material to so a solo video - which he more than deserves. It'll still be a while before it's completed and he isn't exactly front of the queue but I look forward to doing him a bit more justice. Regarding Michael Vollbracht I was unaware of him but having taken a look my initial impression is fairly indifferent. That doesn't mean I think he's bad, but it's the kind of post-pop art approach I'm not wild about.
Unfortunately, I had never heard of him before either.🤥
Thank you for sharing with us. Cheers
Hello, and thanks for your appreciation. I'm very pleased to have introduced you to his work.
ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK YOU.
And all I can say is thanks for your thanks. Greatly appreciated
I has increased it to a great degree. Many, many thanks!
Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation.
@@petebeard I am always sharing your wonderful work.
Thank you. Again. I love the posters!
You're welcome, and I'm very pleased you appreciate his work.
👍Thank you. 🇬🇧🇵🇹
As always you are ore than welcome.
Muy buen trabajo el tuyo como divulgador de artistas, conocía a dudovich , para mi unos de los grandes de la ilustración y como artista, geníal . Me ha inspirado muchisimo , desde hace años .Gracias por traernos a estas figuras.🎨👍
Muchas gracias por su apreciación de mi trabajo en el canal. Todavía hay muchos otros por venir en el futuro.
I love that he never lost his textural colouring, apart from the occasional flat piece
Thanks for the comment, and it gave his work great visual personality.
All your video presentations on illustrators / graphic artists are really interesting; have you thought about publishing a book on this subject? Or even a series of books? Cheers. Starcross Jack.
Thanks for your appreciation. And yes I have thought about getting books published. At this very minute I have a representative in the USA trying to strike a publishing deal. But it's a real minefield and I'm not confident it will lead anywhere. We'll see...
@@petebeard Good luck, Pete, I'm sure you'll keep us posted.
Outstanding! Thank you!
My pleasure - thanks a lot.
Hey Peter, another great one, thx!
Always good to know a video has been enjoyed. Thanks.
Absolutely beautiful work
I'm pleased you think so.
Love your videos, and this artist is amazing.
Thanks a lot for your appreciaton of my efforts, and of course for Dudovich's wonderful illustrations.
Brilliant! Thank you!
Thanks a lot for your comment. I'm glad you enjoy his work.
As so often, I recognize the illustrations, but hadn't known about the artist.
Thanks again for your comment.
I watched with admiration and enjoyed some art deco.
“High pleasure”…
Thank you very much..
PS: Sorry for my English😔
Thanks again for your comments - and your English seems fine to me.
First I've heard of Dudovich with this video. Loved Alphonse Mucha for a short while now. Both have such a fine style I hope to emulate with my own art.
Thanks for your comment, and you could do a lot worse than to try to emulate the work of these giants of a century ago.
I love his work
How could anyone not love it? Thanks a lot for your comment.
That was really good, thanks as always, sir, back to the Bank holiday chores...😅😅...E..
Thanks as usual. Chores? Surely a few day's off in the relatively decent weather?
@@petebeard...chores done...quick trip down to the shore...maybe Hoylake RNLI....😅😅😅
thank you Peter
Thanks a lot for watching and commenting.
Pete, yr a genius. What a fantastic piece!
Thanks a lot for the praise, but I'll settle for just being quite good at making videos. It's the illustrators who are the geniuses. Glad you enjoyed it.
@@petebeard Pete! Modesty becomes you! ;) ;)
New to me, and I am the richer for it.
Thank you.
Thanks. I'm very pleased to have made the introduction.
Well, Pete, put me on the list with those who don't know Dudovich's work. Fantastic posters. The designs are stunning, simple but powerful. Sigh...another art form, the poster, that has gone out of style during these modern times. As you've shown in other videos, the poster was a major source of advertising and work for artists. Which brings up a question: along with the craft of drawing, designing, and painting the illustration image, I'm curious how involved Dudovich was with the typography. Did he design and hand letter the text himself or did someone else handle that? Obviously with some products, the type was part of the logo, but, with the La Rizascente posters, for example, the font changes. Was that his decision , did he design the typography as well? (something that I'm miserable at doing, so I'm always curious). That's a whole other skill and an important one. Thanks again, Pete, for another introduction to a great illustrator/designer. Sunshine today, but methinks more clouds and rain later. Sigh...that bottle of bourbon is looking better and better these dark, chilly evenings🙂
Hi again and thanks of course for your comments. I don't know this for sure but given that all his posters were created as separate lithographic runs from images on stone the lettering had to be an integral component of the design, and that would have fallen to the creator. Some bits look like they have been based on existing fonts and maybe modified, but the shortish answer has to be that Dudovich did the lot, even if he had technical assistance (and most likely did) in creating the actual stones. And please don't get me started on the demise of the illustrated poster. I'm currently making a video about travel posters and it breaks my heart that this is now yet another dead duck.
good job Pete mds output is quite favorable and inventive in such confined space format
Thanks, I'm glad you appreciate his work.
TS 8:17 those doll figures are just stunning & the clothing style could be worn today like the others illustrated, especially the head wraps worn by the women. All back in style in 2024. TS 8:37 I luv those showing how he worked👍👍👍👍👍TS 9:47 that Harlequin is beautiful & the background is stunning
Hello and thanks as usual for both your comments. I'm really pleased you appreciate the various aspects of his work.
wow...fabulous
Thanks - glad you appreciate his work.
As a ,long time ago, art history student I was only ever exposed to commercial & illustrative art through the likes of William Morris or Toulouse-Lautrec [and perhaps a cheeky bit of aubrey beardsley] and altimately captivated by Art nouveaux. I think a time will come when all manner of fine art will be seen collectively as a whole. With the dawn of A.I. all styles of 'physically' created art must be seen in true context with all of its gruelling processes, from training to painstaking dedication, technique and style. I think the odd camera obscura, prick & pounce or even tracing a photograph techniques will be looked upon differently and the idea of 'cheating' will be a hard case to prove!
Thanks a lot for your comment and observations. It's the puzzling but enduring and elitist belief that fine art is superior in some way to commercial work that I hope to undermine (in however limited a manner).
@@petebeard You're doing a great job Pete. Keep up the good work.
Dudovich had a Dalmatian father, so that's why his artwork was spot on.
Apparently he had 100 brothers and sisters, too.
💛
Thanks for the heart.
Bravo!
Thanks a lot.
Dear Sir,
In today's Guardian there is an interesting article on an illustrator that worked with Darwin, titled "‘Exceptional’: rare books of illustrations from Darwin’s ‘bird man’ on sale for £2m."
I thought you would like to see, there are three beautiful illustrations of birds (duh...).
Cheers from Brazil!
Edit: He drew birds, but apparently he liked to eat them also.
Hello and thanks a lot for leading me to the work of John Gould, who I hadn't heard of. This is very fortunate as I'm currently working on a video about the history of wildlife illustration and he will make a great addition. Thanks again.
@@petebeard Margaret Mee loved coming to Brazil, where she made many studies.
But i don't know if by "wildlife" you are including botanic life.
Cheers!
Audubon! (of course, everybody knows him)
@@eugeniomarins2936 Thanks for the reply, and just to clarify I'm restricting myself to the animal kingdom. It's taking forever because it's such a vast subject, and might be considerably longer than others when I finally get it done.
These are beautiful bud.
Hello again, and Im glad you enjoyed his work. And I haven't forgotten about a solo spot for Franklin Booth. I'm still a bit short of decent resolution images but I'll keep looking. I'm also working on Joseph Clement Coll, and I would guess he's another you like the work of.
@@petebeard I have a couple of his books, I can scan a bunch of the pages and e-mail them to ya.
@@JacksonTaylorandTheSinners Many thanks for your very generous offer - and U might eventually take you up on it. But in the meantime I will persevere with my searches and in my experience there's always more toothpaste in the tube. If I fail you'll be the first to know and thanks again for the offer
@@petebeard I have a few of his art books full of high res prints and a top of the line scanner. I’ll make it rain high res scans day or night when you’re ready bud. 🫡
@@JacksonTaylorandTheSinners Hello again. Just wanted to let you know that I did have success finding more decent images for Franklin Booth, so I won't need to take you up on your very genorous offer of scans. There are a few others nearer to completion I want to upload first but he'll be featured certainly within the next month or two. I hope it'll be worth waiting for.
Cheers
Pete
👍👍👍
You're welcome.
What a tremendous sense of compositional balance, fluidity, and tonal colours. True Art. Take a look at some of the AI created thumbnails here on TH-cam. Abysmal. Artificial and lifeless. No human spirit. The saddest part is that younger generations have no appreciation of the skill level it takes to create work like this. They're taught to value ugliness. Not beauty.
Thanks a lot for your comment and appreciation of Dudovich's work. Like you I'm saddened by the emptiness of contemporary visual culture.
Never heard of him…
I'm glad you have now.
Thank you for one more superb bio.
My pleasure, and thanks for your appreciation.