Monday, April 20, 2015

Alois Kalvoda

[Czechoslovakia] (b 1875/d 1934)


"Kalvoda was born in Šlapanice near Brno, the eighth of ten children ;  He attended the gymnasium in Brno and then studied at the Prague Fine Arts Academy for five years, 1892–97, with Julius Mařák. In 1900 a scholarship allowed him to study in Paris, from where he moved to Munich in 1901. (..)  He first exhibited in Prague in 1901, and in 1902 exhibited at the Mánes Fine Arts Union. (..) In 1907, he was one of the founding members of the Association of Moravian Artists. Kalvoda's paintings focused on Czech landscapes." [ Wikipedia ]

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Czechoslovakia 1926/1927 "Various Designs" (9,7,2) [Engr (Karl Seizinger)][Recess] Sc(114,118)





Vasil Zahariev

[Bulgaria] (b 1895/d 1971)


Vasil Zahariev was a art critic and graphic artist born in Samokov. He graduated from the Art Academy in Leipzig  in 1924 and was Professor at the State Academy of Arts (1929 - 1945) before reaching the Status of Rector (1934 and 1943) 

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Bulgaria 1935 "Unveiling of Monument to Ladislas III of Poland at Varna" (5,5,5) [Typo] Sc(281,...,285)



Bulgaria 1936 "Slav Geographical and Ethnographic Congress, Sofia" (3,3,3) [Photo] Sc(301,...,303)



Bulgaria 1940 "Liberation of Bulgaria from the Turks in 1878" (5,5,1) [Photo] Sc(380)





Alfred Van Neste

[Belgium] (b 1874/d 1969)


Van Neste was a painter of  watercolours and posters, engraver, illustrator, Bookplates Designer ,etc... He was the nephew of Florimond Van Acker (1858-1940) and was his pupil.  He studied in the Bruges and Antwerp  Art Schools . He became professor in the ' Academies of Antwerp and Brussels.  

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Belgium 1896 "Brussels Exhibition of 1897" (3,2,1) [Engr (Eugene Mouchon)][Typo] Sc(80,81)





Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Aart van Dobbenburgh

[Netherlands] (b 1899/d 1988)


"Aart van Dobbenburgh was a Dutch graphic artist known for his fine lithographs. Popular themes in his work included flowers, portraits, and landscapes, but human hands were his favorite. Van Dobbenburgh illustrated among others the books of the Russian writers Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoyevsky." [ Wikipedia ]

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Netherlands 1933 "AIR MAIL" (1) [Photo] Sc(C10) [ the same Design was issued also in 1933 at the Netherlands Indies Sc (C18) ]


Netherlands 1934 "Tercentenary of Curacao" (2,2,1) [Engr (J.J. Warnaar)][Recess] Sc(202)


Netherlands 1934 "Child Welfare" (4,1) [Photo] Sc(B73,...,B76)


Netherlands 1938 "AIR /  (Special flights)" (1) [Photo] Sc(C11) [ Design issued also in 1953 Sc(C12) ]