A grab bag of work from some of my favorite illustrators, as found with the help of some of my favorite blogs.

Sidney Sime, The Wily Grasser, 1923, Bogey Beasts
Posts on Golden Age Comic Book Stories and Monster Brains

Sidney Sime, The Two-Tailed Sogg, 1923, Bogey Beasts
Posts on Golden Age Comic Book Stories and Monster Brains

"Sidney Sime (1867–1941) was an English artist in the late Victorian and succeeding periods, mostly remembered for his fantastic and satirical artwork, especially his story illustrations for Irish author Lord Dunsany." [continue reading on wikipedia]

John Bauer, 1915 via Monster Brains

John Bauer, 1915 via Monster Brains

John Bauer, 1915 via Monster Brains

"John Bauer (1882–1918) was a Swedish painter and illustrator best known for his illustrations of Bland tomtar och troll (Among Gnomes and Trolls)." [continue reading on wikipedia]

Thank you Are Mokkelbost for turning me on to Bauer

Jean de Bosschère, Weird Islands, 1921 via BibliOdyssey

Jean de Bosschère, Weird Islands, 1921 via BibliOdyssey

Jean de Bosschère, illus. for The Decameron, 1930 via Arthur van Kruining

I've been amassing quite a collection of books by Jean de Bosschère and hope to start sharing scans soon.

Alexander Ver Huell (1822–1897)

Alexander Ver Huell (1822–1897)

Alexander Ver Huell (1822–1897)

Alexander Ver Huell (1822–1897)

Alexander Ver Huell (1822–1897)

Alexander Ver Huell (1822–1897)

I spent days (yes, these suckers can take days) working on a post on Ver Huell, only to find that BibliOdyssey had covered him way back in 2008 (in the shadows of...). If you want to see even more, dig through the hundreds (thousands?) of images in the thirty anthologies here.

Alfred Kubin, Siberian Fairy Tale, c. 1901–02 via Monster Brains

Though I never did a stand-alone feature on Kubin, you can find his stamp everywhere on 50 Watts, and his work in the posts on Der Orchideengarten. Stephen Sparks recently covered him on my side-project Writers No One Reads.

Julius Klinger via feuilleton

Julius Klinger via feuilleton

"Julius Klinger (1876–1942) was an Austrian painter, draftsman, illustrator, commercial graphic artist, typographer and writer." [continue reading on wikipedia]

Carlo Somaschini via Monster Brains

Visit Carlo's Somaschini's website

The French artist Wojtek Siudmak, from an abandoned post for But Does it Float

Austin Osman Spare, whose work frequently appears on Cabinet of the Solar Plexus

Palle Nielsen, Isola et Mellemspil, 1971, via Arthur van Kruining

Palle Nielsen, Isola et Mellemspil, 1971, via Arthur van Kruining

I featured Arthur's Nielsen collection in April

A. Paul Weber, The Rumor, 1943 via Weimar

Alberto Martini's Poe illustrations via Monster Brains

Alberto Martini's Poe illustrations via Monster Brains

"Alberto Martini (1876–1954) was an Italian painter, engraver, illustrator and graphic designer. Critics... consider him one of the precursors of Surrealism." [continue reading on wikipedia]

Lawrence Chaves, 1932 illus. for de Quincey's Opium Eater, via Golden Age Comic Book Stories

Lawrence Chaves, 1932 illus. for de Quincey's Opium Eater, via Golden Age Comic Book Stories