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Picture Trove Blog

Check out biographies of artists & illustrators responsible for works in the public domain. We also go behind the scenes on our visits to book shops, galleries and museums.

Louis Wain - All at Sea

Why Book Illustration Deserves a Spot Beside Fine Art Paintings

Sandie Goble

Let’s have a proper look at something that’s always irked me: the idea that book illustration is somehow a lesser art form than fine art painting.

Why Book Illustration Deserves a Spot Beside Fine Art Paintings

Sandie Goble

Let’s have a proper look at something that’s always irked me: the idea that book illustration is somehow a lesser art form than fine art painting.

Alfred Quinton - London 1920s - Tower Bridge

London Landmarks in Paintings

Sandie Goble

London boasts a remarkable array of landmarks that have stood the test of time. Many of these iconic sites not only grace the modern skyline but also feature prominently in historical paintings

London Landmarks in Paintings

Sandie Goble

London boasts a remarkable array of landmarks that have stood the test of time. Many of these iconic sites not only grace the modern skyline but also feature prominently in historical paintings

Tracey Emin and Edvard Munch Compared

Tracey Emin and Edvard Munch Compared

Sandie Goble

Beginning during the Covid years, Tracey Emin exhibited works alongside Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, an exhibition organised by the Munch gallery in Oslo.

Tracey Emin and Edvard Munch Compared

Sandie Goble

Beginning during the Covid years, Tracey Emin exhibited works alongside Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, an exhibition organised by the Munch gallery in Oslo.

Dora Carrington (1893-1932) - Lytton Strachey (1916)

Living in Squares and Loving in Triangles - Dora Carrington, Mark Gertler and Lytton Strachey

Sandie Goble

If you’ve ever delved into the heady, bohemian world surrounding the Bloomsbury Group, you’ll know that tangled relationships and emotional entanglements were almost a requirement for entry.

Living in Squares and Loving in Triangles - Dora Carrington, Mark Gertler and Lytton Strachey

Sandie Goble

If you’ve ever delved into the heady, bohemian world surrounding the Bloomsbury Group, you’ll know that tangled relationships and emotional entanglements were almost a requirement for entry.

Caravaggio - Amor vincit omnia (Profane Love) 1602-3

Do you separate the art from the artist?

Sandie Goble

Many argue that Caravaggio’s turbulent life informed the emotional depth of his work, suggesting that the art and the artist are, to some extent, inseparable. Others, however, believe that his personal failings should not overshadow the enduring value of his artistic innovations.

Do you separate the art from the artist?

Sandie Goble

Many argue that Caravaggio’s turbulent life informed the emotional depth of his work, suggesting that the art and the artist are, to some extent, inseparable. Others, however, believe that his personal failings should not overshadow the enduring value of his artistic innovations.

Ladybird books and P.B. Hickling

Ladybird Books and P.B. Hickling

Sandie Goble

I never really imagined that Ladybird books could be a source of public domain illustrations until I came across an old one in a charity thrift shop whilst on a day out in the city of Norwich UK yesterday.

Ladybird Books and P.B. Hickling

Sandie Goble

I never really imagined that Ladybird books could be a source of public domain illustrations until I came across an old one in a charity thrift shop whilst on a day out in the city of Norwich UK yesterday.

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