Lain Singh Bangdel

[Nepal] (b 1919/d 2002)

"Lain Singh Bangdel was Nepal's foremost artist, novelist, and art historian. In addition to being a leading authority on Nepalese art, Bangdel is best known as the "father of modern art" and was responsible for introducing the modern trends of Western art into Nepal ("Bangdel era") with his pioneering one-man exhibition in Kathmandu in 1962. As a novelist, he introduced realistic writing in Nepali literature during his period in Calcutta during the 1940s. Born in Darjeeling, India, he studied in Calcutta until 1951, lived in London and Paris until 1961, and finally came to his homeland Nepal in 1961. He also served as Life-Member, Vice-Chancellor, and finally Chancellor of the Royal Nepal Academy (1962-1991)"

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Nepal 1961 "King Mahendra's 42nd Birthday" (4,1) [Photo (Security Printing Press,Nasik)] Sc(130,...,133)

Willen Adriaan van Konijnenburg

[Netherlands] (b 1868/d 1943)

He received his first instruction in Drawing and Painting from his Mother, before attending a Summer Course at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1881..in 1884 he began his study's in the Royal Academy  , and after Graduation he started to give his own private lessons.. among his students was Princess Wilhelmina , that a few years later commissioned him to design the Silver Jubilee Series of Postage stamps in 1923...the continuous presence in the Cultural Life of the Royal Residence increased his visibility, and in this period he also started to do Book Covers , Posters and Cartoons ... He was commissioned to make several Monumental Art works from 1924 to 1941... 

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Netherlands 1923 "The Queen Silver Jubilee" (11,2,2) [ lettering by J. Van Krimpen][Recess] Sc(124,...,134)

Netherlands 1935 "Cultural and Social Relief Fund" (4,4,4) [Engr (J.J. Warnaar)(R. Steinhausen)(H. Seegers)(R. Steinhausen & J.J. Warnar)][Recess] Sc(B77,...,B80)

Netherlands 1940 "Queen Wilhelmina" (14,1) [Photo] Sc(216,...,225B)

Netherlands 1946 "Queen Wilhelmina" (4,1) [Engr (S.L. Hartz)(J. van Krimpen)][Recess] Sc(278,...,281) [ design already made by the Artist , before his Death in 1943...]

Ugo Ortona

[Italy] (b 1888/d 1977)

Attended the Rome Artistic Lyceum and the Rome Art Institute ... He taught drawing at the Art Lyceum's of Rome and Naples ; gifted with good technical and Pictorial Qualities,  he made numerous exhibitions through all Italy and Central and Western Europe, and participated in several important Italian Artistic Meetings.. His work is displayed through many of the most important Italian Museums and Gallery's ...

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very nice pdf Article about Italian Stamps 1932/1934

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Italy 1933 "Air Express" (2,1) [Photo] Sc(CE3,CE4) 

Italian Colonies 1934 "World Football Championships" (5,2,2) [Photo] Sc(46,...,50)

Italian Colonies 1934 "AIR" "World Football Championships" (7,3,3) [Photo] Sc(C29,...,C35)

Italy 1934 "2nd World Football Championships" (5,3,1) [Photo] Sc(328)

Italy 1934 "2nd World Football Championships / AIR" (4,4,3) [Photo] Sc(C63,...,C65)

Libya 1940 "Naples Exhibition" (7,3,1) [Photo] Sc(90,93)

Italy 1952 "Overseas Fair, Naples" (1) [Photo] Sc(604)

Hermann Clemens Kosel

[Germany] (b 1867/d 1945)

Hermann Kosel was a Writer, Photographer, Illustrator and Graphic Artist...he was born at Temný Dul, Bohemia and soon in his life , his family moved to Braunau, Austria where the young Hermann helped his father as Assistant Bookbinder.. He was a very talented draftsman but all his attempts to  enter the Fine Arts Academy were in vain.. from 1889 to 1991 he attended the Vienna Graphical Education and Research Institute , before working in the Baron Rothschild's studio.. In the period from 1892 to 1903 he published several books, some of them with it's own illustrations..from 1903 he started working also in Photography... In what concerns to painting , he was mainly a Landscape painter..

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Liechtenstein 1929 "Accession of Prince Francis I" (4,4,4) [Photo (Wiener Kunstdruck, Vienna)] Sc(90,...93)

Liechtenstein 1930 "Various Designs" (14,14,14) [Photo (Rosenbaum Bros., Vienna)] Sc(94,...,107)

Liechtenstein 1930 "Air" (6,3,3) [Photo (Rosenbaum Bros., Vienna)] Sc(C1,...,C6)

Liechtenstein 1931 "Air" (2,2,2) [Photo (Wiener Kunstdruck, Vienna)] Sc(C7,C8) [ image credit of Stampworld ]

Liechtenstein 1932 "Charity" (3,2,2) [Photo (Chwala, Vienna)] Sc(B11,...,B13)

Liechtenstein 1933 "Landscapes" (3,3,3) [Photo (Elbemuhl, Vienna)] Sc(108,...,110) 

Liechtenstein 1933 "Prince Francis's 80th Birthday" (3,1) [Photo (Courvoisier, La Chaux-de-Fonds)] Sc(111,...,113)

Liechtenstein 1933/1935 "Portraits" (2,2,1) [Engr (F. Lorber)][Recess] Sc(114,130)

Liechtenstein 1934/1935 "Various Designs" (12,12,12) [Photo (Courvoisier)] Sc(116,...,127)