Thursday, April 30, 2015

Uttam Nepali

[Nepal] (b 1936)


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Nepal 1962 "King Mahendra's 43rd Birthday" (4,1) [Photo (Security Printing Press, Nasik, India)] Sc(137,...,140)


Nepal 1963 "Rastruya Panchayat" (4,1) [Photo (SPP,Nasik,India)] Sc(163,...,166)


Nepal 1963 "King Mahendra's 44th Birthday" (3,1) [Photo (SPP,Nasik,India)] Sc(167,...,169)


Nepal 1964 "East-West highway" (3,1) [Photo (SPP,Nasik,India)] Sc(170,...,172)


Nepal 1965 "Land Reform" (4,4,4) [Photo (SPP,Nasik,India)] Sc(179,...,182) [ image credit of StampWorld ]


Nepal 1965 "Introduction of International Insured and Parcel Service" (1) [Photo (SPP,Nasik,India)] Sc(183)


Nepal 1966 "Nepalese Philatelic Exhibition, Kathmandu" (1) [Photo (SPP,Nasik,India)] Sc(191)


Nepal 1966 "King Mahendra's 47th Birthday" (1) [Photo (SPP,Nasik,India)] Sc(192)


Nepal 1966 "Children's Day" (1) [Photo (SPP,Nasik,India)] Sc(194)


Nepal 1966 "Krishna Anniversary" (1) [Photo (SPP, Nasik,India)] Sc(195)


Nepal 1968 "National Day" (1) [Photo (SPP,Nasik,India)] Sc(209)





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)





Wednesday, April 29, 2015

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...]





Tuesday, April 28, 2015

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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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)