Jeanne Magnin's Greek-inspired sketches

French artist Jeanne Magnin's Greek and Byzantine-inspired drawings are from her 1916-1917 sketchbook, found at a brocante. See her Egyptian-inspired drawings here and her Roman-inspired sketches here. For more of Magnin's work, visit Le Musee Magnin in Dijon, France.

Comments

[tangobaby]

I love her handwriting most of all!

[Di Overton]

When I am over in May you must PLEASE let me see this book, it is stunning.

[Christina]

These pages make me want to create beautiful journals.

xo

[karen cole]

I still can't believe you actually have this in your hands and can touch it and smell it and feel it.

[julochka]

this is such an amazing book. i tried to comment on the earlier post, but typepad wouldn't let me. :-( what i tried to say was that seeing these drawings makes me want to find my good pens and a really good notebook and get on a plane to istanbul...

[GypsyGirl]

It's amazing to me that someone can sketch with such precision. Very impressive ~ xo

[tinker]

Oh my gosh - what an amazing find! I don't know why, but I had thought you had taken the pictures at an exhibit. How fortunate that you found it, Tara. So lovely!

[Kay]

Very, very special. Lovely. An honour to behold.

[Leau]

Oh sugar, thank you for sharing all of these. So wonderful, they almost make me cry. Such dedication to her craft is amazing. I took a great window/shadow picture today that I will try to get posted soon but I thought of you and the difference between the lovely Paris store windows and my aspen in the window. Love them both of course but it's one of the few times I've thought about how different our lives are. But kindred souls always find each other! Hey did you see that there will be an organic garden at the White House...good times! smooches

[Helen]

Incredible work! How wonderful to be able to leaf through it, enjoy it, touch it--even if you decide not to keep it. Truly a treasure.

The workmanship is exquisite. They are masterful technical illustrations as well as being quite beautiful and graceful in their own right. Thanks for sharing these pages. I know for sure this is something I would have never been able to see otherwise!

[Gillian daSilva]

Third photo down...the blue tiles...I MUST have those for a backsplash in my new bathroom! Aren't they gorgeous? In fact all her sketches are. {Hang on to it, enjoy it for awhile. Museums aren't going anywhere after all. :)}

[stephanie]

They are ALL exquisite...but that simple sketch on the gray charcoal paper....mmmmmm

[CrossRoads]

So lovely sketches! I'm very familiar for these sketches and patterns. Eh old Constantinople is today's Istanbul.

[Tara Bradford]

Yes, I know I'm lucky to have this, at least temporarily (it may go to the museum). It is Magnin's personal, original sketchbook; there are no copies, alas.

[dianamuse]

Oh, Tara. These images appeal to me on a variety of levels. Lucky you to have this treasure in hand. The link is terrific, but I'll be on the prowl for a copy. Fantastique!

[Tara Bradford]

I agree with you about her lovely work. But watch her work? I don't think she created her art publicly. In any event, it was long before my time. :)

[Barbara]

The precision and grace of her work is stunning. It must have felt amazing to watch her work. Wow.