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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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