THE BEGGARSTAFFS
(William Nicholson, inglese 1872 -1949)
(James Pryde, scozzese 1866 - 1941)
Creatori del manifesto moderno. Fonti: Lautrec. Stile: Campiture
piatte, contrasti, ma con toni controllati. Composizione statica
e classica. Lettering: Ampia scelta di caratteri, adatti all'immagine.
Under this double pseudonym, Nicholson and Pryde created the modern woodcut poster, with clear outiines and large
expanses of fiat color.
SlR WILLIAM NICHOLSON (English; 1872-1949); renewer of the English woodcut tradition; painter, especially of
portraits, costume designer
JAMES PRYDE (Scottish; 1866-1941); painter and wood engraver.
(Appelbaum
Stanley, The complete "Masters of the Poster", Dover
Publications Inc., New York 1990)
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