Monday, August 4, 2014

Cartoon by F. H. Townsend

Frederick Henry Townsend (1868-1920) drew this cartoon for the British humor magazine Punch. 


OUR EVENING ART CLASSES HAVE COMMENCED
Mr. X. (our dear Professor, who always puts things so tellingly): "In conclusion, I can only repeat what I said last Term—'It's all light and shade, Ladies, whether you're painting a battle-piece, a bunch of grapes, or a child in prayer!'"

3 comments:

broker12 said...

Maybe I didn't get enough sleep, but I don't get the "joke." I like the drawing, though. Love your posts, though. I thank you for your good work.

arturoquimico said...

When first starting to paint, I had to work around an older, more experienced, and very good artist... one day, he told me not to be so nervous and to relax a little, that you only had to know two things to make a great painting... Light and Dark... as we paint we are to handle the broad issues, then simplify... That cartoon brought back a lot of fond memories from some wise folks... thanks...

Des P Keeble said...

I once made a series of ribald cartoons lampooning the Punch cartoons, specifically Sir John Tenniel's style.
They were mostly in very poor taste, this one, however, was about how confusing the 100+ year old political jokes are-
http://www.despicableman.com/img/gallery/Des_16.jpg