I was searching through some old books and found a few loose pages in some 1920's art books.
Diego Rivera was a prominent Jewish painter born into great wealth in Mexico. He was famous for his murals, and his relationship with Frida Kahlo. He was a real piece of shit apparently, and I think most of his art is questionable as well. But I like this simple drawing, which shows he had some real talent, before he got too far carried away with his modernist projects for the "families".
Aubrey Beardsley was an English writer and illustrator who was heavily influenced by Japanese woodcuts. Along with Oscar Wilde and James Whistler, he was considered a notable member of the Aesthetic movement, and was important in the development of Art Nouveau. Beardsley, who died young from tuberculosis, was quite eccentric and his art was focused on the grotesque and erotic.
George Grosz was a German artist who featured prominently in the Dada and New Objectivity movements in 1920's Berlin. known especially for his caricatural drawings and paintings of Berlin life in the 1920s. After moving to New York in the 30's, he changed up his style and taught for many years at the Art Students League.
I really like the third drawing by Grosz. The one of the three faces looking at the book. It's interesting and dark. Quite nice. It's the type of artwork that I would look at for a while and try to figure out the meaning behind it.
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Nice, reminds me of one of the drawings I've done.