tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post6871469408708955466..comments2023-12-23T20:39:16.612+01:00Comments on A Femme d'Un Certain Age: Irresistibly Delectable Eye CandyTish Jetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08865177127050648489noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-73500776346664538582011-11-29T20:08:01.235+01:002011-11-29T20:08:01.235+01:00Those are beautiful illustrations, I'm familia...Those are beautiful illustrations, I'm familiar with a few of them. Yes, you can tell he loved women.Susan Tinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900811284963063686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-47882966292235296002011-11-25T18:18:22.294+01:002011-11-25T18:18:22.294+01:00I am overwhelmed by these images! Thank you for po...I am overwhelmed by these images! Thank you for posting so many.... Suddenly I am feeling that we live our lives today far too quickly... Gruau is a reminder to pay attention to the details and les petits soins...MarthaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06367638304207933087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-4463089166227827222011-11-25T12:16:58.210+01:002011-11-25T12:16:58.210+01:00Bring it on! Absolutely. A little bit of lightness...Bring it on! Absolutely. A little bit of lightness? We could all use a dose. <br /><br />Why oh why did I not buy one of his lithographs all those years ago when I found one that I could almost afford? Sigh.Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-54155733539352763192011-11-25T02:33:32.133+01:002011-11-25T02:33:32.133+01:00I love these illustrations - what talent! If I had...I love these illustrations - what talent! If I had to pick a favourite it would be the the girl in red and white striped pants/top! So simple yet it says so much.Caroline@thebalancedapproachhttp://www.thebalancedapproach.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-4780015925724035172011-11-24T21:36:09.633+01:002011-11-24T21:36:09.633+01:00Beautiful illustrations... Lovely to be reminded T...Beautiful illustrations... Lovely to be reminded Tish... xvvicki archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847183975086900816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-88089481961530998712011-11-24T19:34:44.425+01:002011-11-24T19:34:44.425+01:00I've seen many of his illustrations but didn&#...I've seen many of his illustrations but didn't know the artist. Thanks for posting!<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving. Forty years ago today I was having Thanksgiving in Paris with my European travel partner. We were 20 years old and it was memorable indeed.California Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582691517303132274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-87901188322314600502011-11-24T11:40:31.909+01:002011-11-24T11:40:31.909+01:00We had a Rene Gruau exhibition in London last year...We had a Rene Gruau exhibition in London last year - it was fabulous! Beautiful work.That's Not My Agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052973075052114955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-4552075081389452332011-11-24T05:11:41.866+01:002011-11-24T05:11:41.866+01:00I ADORE his work!! Elegant, sophisticated and time...I ADORE his work!! Elegant, sophisticated and timeless!!quintessencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484326999396839391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-84882606318615771372011-11-24T04:49:20.034+01:002011-11-24T04:49:20.034+01:00l love, love, love his work. It has the ability to...l love, love, love his work. It has the ability to transport us back to the heady days of outrageous glamour.<br />Thank you for reminding us that frivolity does indeed, still have a place in our livesCarolhttp://www.boudoirbandit.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-49056910937999286442011-11-24T02:27:23.693+01:002011-11-24T02:27:23.693+01:00beautiful illustrations. In some of them, a Japan...beautiful illustrations. In some of them, a Japanese Zen sensibility prevails.<br /><br />And Frivolity? Bring it on!Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-71147401371813681152011-11-24T01:35:01.440+01:002011-11-24T01:35:01.440+01:00Passed up a chance to buy an original sketch in th...Passed up a chance to buy an original sketch in the '70s for very little, still kicking myself.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-40817346280481657502011-11-23T21:20:13.581+01:002011-11-23T21:20:13.581+01:00Love these amazing works. He captured the spirit w...Love these amazing works. He captured the spirit with a few brushstrokes. Thank you for sharing the name of this master.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-9787653180937774012011-11-23T19:45:11.028+01:002011-11-23T19:45:11.028+01:00Gorgeous illustrations. What a talent!Gorgeous illustrations. What a talent!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08902418849121978821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-71646159154267796562011-11-23T18:58:13.704+01:002011-11-23T18:58:13.704+01:00Absolutely stunning. Thanks for sharing these!Absolutely stunning. Thanks for sharing these!Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-3352912439316590202011-11-23T18:36:51.825+01:002011-11-23T18:36:51.825+01:00I love these illustrations. The one of the woman i...I love these illustrations. The one of the woman in the azure/moonlight dress (full length) peeking through the door caught my breath. Just gorgeous!Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-29176661218632297782011-11-23T17:02:06.907+01:002011-11-23T17:02:06.907+01:00A delight to see these marvellous illustrations......A delight to see these marvellous illustrations... such a gifted artist... thank you for sharing!Brenda @ Its A Beautiful Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02955486477303938670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-87146588803402065632011-11-23T16:46:52.787+01:002011-11-23T16:46:52.787+01:00What a creative and clever artist. These are such ...What a creative and clever artist. These are such evocative images.<br />Its work like this that I am craving and missing in this current high tech world...<br />perhaps there will be a return to this kind of elegance.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-86678129018052035852011-11-23T16:12:33.167+01:002011-11-23T16:12:33.167+01:00How divine is this artist and his illustrations!!
...How divine is this artist and his illustrations!!<br />I have always been a fan of his work and have a few reproductions of his sketches adorning my dressing room! (The middle image in blue greets me every morning)<br />What a wonderful post!Anastasia Schembrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211914004943479346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-1488053418731709892011-11-23T15:52:23.475+01:002011-11-23T15:52:23.475+01:00Thank you for introducing me to this delightful ar...Thank you for introducing me to this delightful artist! (I will simply ignore the misogynist description: he himself had nothing of that).Tricia Rose Rough Linenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04677751031571089563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-32376047172413819872011-11-23T15:51:31.794+01:002011-11-23T15:51:31.794+01:00J'adore!J'adore!Jonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07845538180460165661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-76537970832928982422011-11-23T15:51:07.327+01:002011-11-23T15:51:07.327+01:00Yah! I have always loved his illustrations My favo...Yah! I have always loved his illustrations My favourite is the one where he advertises for Diorissimo-it is a man holding a great bunch of flowers. He is practically hidden behind the bouquet!hopflowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-74635593673860194922011-11-23T15:47:43.938+01:002011-11-23T15:47:43.938+01:00I love his work as well. It's so spirited and ...I love his work as well. It's so spirited and glamorous ... yet playful. Very French, in other words. <br /><br />xoxoxo --<br />MarsiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-22095167005118893772011-11-23T15:41:01.012+01:002011-11-23T15:41:01.012+01:00One of my favorite fashion illustrators. Beautifu...One of my favorite fashion illustrators. Beautiful examples of his work, and yes to more frivolity, which seems to have gone missing from life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-85724212739918505242011-11-23T15:39:19.850+01:002011-11-23T15:39:19.850+01:00Love, love, love these illustrations. Thank you fo...Love, love, love these illustrations. Thank you for casting a new light on this talented artist. I agree with you: Nothing is wrong with frivolity. In fact, this depressing world could use a lot more of it! Happy Thanksgiving Tish! Did you find "a dinde" in your [French] neck of the woods?-- Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)French Girl in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347995356689205203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632687405116920387.post-44830660310176958232011-11-23T15:19:52.468+01:002011-11-23T15:19:52.468+01:00Beautiful post Tish, I love his work.
XXXBeautiful post Tish, I love his work.<br />XXXDashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05329090600374787029noreply@blogger.com