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Vogue (est. 1930) By Laurence Fellows

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Title:	Vogue (est. 1930) By Laurence Fellows
Artist:	Laurence Fellows (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	852
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	6/13/2020
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Vogue (est. 1930)
By Laurence Fellows (1885-1964)
18.5 x 11.5 in., ink on board

Formally trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of Art. Subsequently, Fellows developed his technique in England and specifically in France, where he worked under J.P. Laurens at the Academie Julien.

Upon his return to the US in 1910, Fellows became known for his Vogue-influenced drawing style that focused on shapes as a whole rather than on details. The thin outline and flat tonality were key features of his style at the time, which helped him land jobs with several satirical magazines.

In the 1930�s, Fellows realigned his focus away from this simplistic ad style to more detailed fashion illustrations. As such, he worked for magazine such as Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Vanity Fair, The American Magazine, and most importantly with Apparel Arts and Esquire magazine, which debuted in 1931 and 1933, respectively. Due to limited supply of male fashion artists, you could find at least one full page illustration by Laurence Fellows in almost every issue. Today, Fellows is most well-known for the drawings from this decade, although he continued to work for Apparel Arts through the 1940�s.

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Rob Stolzer
Member Since 2004

Posted on 6/14/2020

A beautiful Fellows illustration, Brian. There is a John Held, Jr. vibe about the piece, though Fellows was more organic in his work, to Held's angularity. Lovely stuff.

Brian Coppola
Member Since 2009

Posted on 6/14/2020

Rob Stolzer wrote:

A beautiful Fellows illustration, Brian.� There is a John Held, Jr. vibe about the piece, though Fellows was more organic in his work, to Held's angularity. Lovely stuff.

That's funny. The very first time I saw this (and it's been a while... I just never got around to posting it), I reacted to it as a Held drawing. Wishful thinking, I guess. The level of abstraction in the face/head convinced me otherwise. Too bad there is no clue or remark on the back to try and pin down its appearance in print.

Rob Stolzer
Member Since 2004

Posted on 6/14/2020

Brian Coppola wrote:

Held's earlier work was more like this. He didn't develop that more angular Art Deco approach until the 20s.

Rob Stolzer
Member Since 2004

Posted on 6/14/2020

Rob Stolzer wrote:

Held's earlier work was more like this.� He didn't develop that more angular Art Deco approach until the 20s.

Brian, it's also interesting to note how similar Fellows' style is to that of the British cartoonist Anne Harriet Fish. There may be more of a Beardley influence on the both of them than anything else.

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