J.J. Grandville: Handsome Girl is Taught to Dance Watched by Her Mother

A gorgeous, evocative deck of forty oracle cards based on the flowerper-sonified illustrations of famed Victorian artist JJ Grandville, taken from an original 1847 handcolored copy of his Fleurs Animee. This beautiful deck draws on ageold beliefs about the special magic and symbolism of flowers. Every flower is exquisitely depicted ...more

Remarkable metamorphoses, fantastic illustrations of great 19th-century French artist. From Un Autre Monde, Les Animaux. 266 illus. ...more

Grandville s work is unusual indeed: a theatre of dreams and imaginary characters where the bizarre and grotesque merge disturbingly.The unequalled illustrator of La Fontaine, Daumier s friend and Doré s inspiration. A pictorial brother to the author of the "Comédie Humaine", Grandville's work enjoys recognition and acclaim. This book ...more