Artistic Illustrations of Characters

A series of colorful drawings and mixed media artworks showcasing abstract designs, playful characters, and expressive scenes in various styles.

Calypso Gil Mayers (b.1947/American)1997 Mixed Media.

Colored pen drawing by Oskar Laske from 1950 depicting a scene in the Prater amusement park in green, red, and blue/black.

Cat's Cradle 1998 Gil Mayers (b.1947/American)

Color poster promoting a masked ball at the Ronacher theater, printed before 1899, showing figures in costumes and festive elements.

Blues & Brews 1999 Gil Mayers (b.1947/American) Mixed Media

Mowgli and the Black Panther , Asia - Magazine Covers

France, Paris, Set design for The Song of the Nightingale by Igor Fedorovic Stravinsky

A cat burglar stealing treasure from a house.

Concert 1997 Gil Mayers (b.1947/American) Mixed Media

Two performances. Left a boy who waves a flag. On the right a man, woman and a child at a Christmas tree.

Calypso Gil Mayers (b.1947/American)1997 Mixed Media.

Figures, possibly on stage, 1875 - 1934 Leaf 6 Verso from sketchbook XXVIII with 17 sheets. The Hague paper. pencil theatre, theatrical performance. the stage and its equipment

Coloured illustration depicting a view from under a table looking out over revellers dancing.

Playgoers arriving in carriages at the entrance to Daly's Theatre, London Date: 1900

DOZENS OF NORTHS (2021) -Original title: IKUTA NO KITA-, directed by KOJI YAMAMURA.

Three artists on the stage. In front of the conductor in the orchestra. Leaf 7 Recto from sketchbook XXVIII with 17 sheets.

Stage design for the ballet The Twelve by Boris Tishchenko, Stenberg, Enar Georgievich (1929-2002)

Plansza do Zaproszenia (Before the letter) Album E. Maindron The illustrious programs of theaters and concert caves. Menus, invitation cards, small prints, etc. Chéret, Jules (1836 1932), Maindron, Ernest (1838 1908)

Spectators at a performance, 1875 - 1934 Page 33 from sketchbook XLVIII with 62 pages. The Hague (possibly) paper. chalk group of actors, troupe; actors on the stage. circus tent (inside). the audience ~ art performance

Drummer (Night in Tunisia) 1995 Gil Mayers (b.1947/American) Mixed Media

Russian ballet. The ballet, particularly their costumes by Diaghilev, caused a sensation in London during the 1920's, influencing everything from interior decor to fashion. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library. 1926

Program for the play Le Chariot de Terre Cuite with actor Felix Fénéon standing on balcony above Indian elephant; Program Pour Le Chariot de Terre Cuite. Program for the play Le Chariot de Terre Cuite with actor Felix Fénéon as Hindu priest standing on balcony over the image of Indian elephant. The title and roles are stated in a rectangular framework.

Slide 1996 Gil Mayers (b.1947/American) Mixed Media

Francesc Costa Carrera (1891-1959), violinista y profesor de música catalán. Caricatura de Jaume Passarell. Año 1930. Author: Jaume Passarell Ribó.

Artists on stage, 1875 - 1934 In the middle a man lifts a woman. Leaf 32 Verso from sketchbook V with 33 sheets. The Hague paper. chalk theatre, theatrical performance. acrobat ~ circus

Wayang is a Javanese word for particular kinds of theatre (literally 'shadow'). When the term is used to refer to kinds of puppet theatre, sometimes the puppet itself is referred to as wayang. Performances of shadow puppet theatre are accompanied by gamelan in Java. UNESCO designated Wayang Kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003.

Tambourine Twins Gina Bernardini (b.1968/American) Acrylic on Canvas

Rock band consisting of guitarist, a drummer and a violinist girl

Stick Fight. Two figures are fighting sticks while a group of people watches. Page 41 from a sketchbook with 75 sheets.

Color lithograph by Jules Chéret depicting a fire dance in Shepherdess Follies, created around 1890, showing performers and stage effects.

Artists on stage, 1875 - 1934 In the middle a man lifts a woman. Leaf 33 Verso from sketchbook V with 33 sheets. The Hague paper. chalk theatre, theatrical performance. acrobat ~ circus

freehand illustration of an acoustic jazz quartet being improvised. An acoustic jazz quartet being improvised

MARONA'S FANTASTIC TALE (2019) -Original title: L' EXTRAORDINAIRE VOYAGE DE MARONA-, directed by ANCA DAMIAN.

Theater performance, c. 1915 - 1934 In the front spectators, seen on the back. Leaf 34 Verso from sketchbook XVIII with 35 sheets. The Hague j: paper. pencil the audience ~ art performance. boxes, loges ~ theatre, etc.

Royal parade with musicians and dancers, 1775, by C. Juliao, Brazil 18th Century. Watercolour.

1970s YOUNG WOMAN DANCING WITH MUSICIANS BEHIND HER IN DISCO CLUB SOLARIZED SPECIAL EFFECT

Progressive 1997 Gil Mayers (b.1947/American)

Endpaper design by Cecil Aldin, The Great Adventure, showing a street in Bunnyborough, with the pompous beadle Mr Swizzle, his shopkeeper wife Mrs Swizzle, and various rabbits. Date: 1921

Group of people playing on musical instruments

Blue Rondo a la Turk Gil Mayers (b.1947/American) Mixed Media

Spectators at a performance, 1875 - 1934 A man on horseback on the stage or in the circus track. Page 52 from sketchbook XLVIII with 62 pages. The Hague (possibly) paper. chalk the stage and its equipment. circus ring. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. the audience ~ art performance

Orchestra with conductor, drawing, artist Gerhard Kraus, Kriftel, Germany, Europe

A girl is borne aloft by balloons. Date: 1902

Dancers in The Apache Dance.

Artists on the stage. In the middle a man lifts a woman. Leaf 33 Verso from sketchbook V with 33 sheets.

Jazz Messenger I 1993 Gil Mayers (b.1947/American) Monoprint SuperStock Inc. Collection

French children at the circus, one of the traditional entertainments over Christmas.

Four performances. Links two boys holding their mother. One of them sits on his knees. Next to him is his father who has a Spanish straw in his hands. Behind them a dining table where a chair and crockery lies on the ground. On the right a fantasy on a bottle with drink, two drunk men and a coffee rack.

Movie poster "By the Law" by Lev Kuleshov, Lavinskaya, Elizaveta Andreyevna (1901-1950)

Cat-Women/Drunk-Men by Erik Slutsky, oil painting, 1985, 20th century

Cinderella's Fairy Godmother waves her wand over six lizards, to turn them into footmen dressed in livery. Date: 1919

Blue Tune 1998 Gil Mayers (b.1947/American)

Jazz Velvet 1995 Gil Mayers (b.1947/American) Mixed Media SuperStock Inc. Collection

Spectators at a show.possible in a Theater or Circus. Page 35 From Sketchbook XLVIII With 62 Pages.

Music, 1911

A woman painting a girls face and a juggling clown at a street fair

Performing with spectators. Possibly a dance performance or religious ceremony. Page 111 from a sketchbook with 74 sheets.

Cartoon depicting a chaotic state of Charing Cross Station. Illustrated by Harry Furniss (1854-1925) an artist and illustrator. Dated 19th century

THE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT THE GUMMIBEAR - PART 1 (PARQUE DE ATRACCIONES) - 2005. Author: ALEX MITCHELL. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION.

Santa Claus holding small christmas tree

Cartoon of Fireman Rescuing Woman. ca. 1935, WE ARE HAVING A HOT TIME

France, Paris, Set design for act II in opera ""Tosca"" by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), performance at Paris Opera, June 10, 1960

Portret van actress Yvette Guilbert in Colombine in Pierrot, 1950 print paper actress (on the stage)

Two acrobats on a bicycle, 1875 - 1934 The woman is sitting on the man's shoulders. Possibly on stage with a conductor in the orchestra bin in the front. Page 17 Verso from sketchbook V with 33 sheets. The Hague paper. pencil acrobat ~ circus. bicycle

Mexican Organ Grinder John Newcomb, Watercolor, 2006

Cowboy with shotgun on horseback

st, Opera Ring - State Opera - Don Juan -Kandelaber, postcard, Brothers Kohn KG B, producer

Theater performance, c. 1915 - 1934 In the front spectators on a balcony, seen on the back. Page 26 Verso from sketchbook XVIII with 35 sheets. The Hague paper. pencil the audience ~ art performance. boxes, loges ~ theatre, etc.

Woodstock, c. 1970, 110-15/16 x 46-11/16 in. (281.8 x 118.6 cm), Cotton; printed fabric, United States, 20th century

A dancer and musicians performing at a Latin festival

Merry Christmas: Concert Trio. Norman Rockwell (1894-1978). Oil on canvas. 102.4 x 76.3cm.

Color print by an anonymous artist depicting the hereditary truck for Monopolfilm 'Das Kino', produced by the Society for Cinema Industry and Film Sales M. B. H., around 1900.

Young lady paying calls by personal airship among a maze of telegraph and telephone wires. Robida's idea of world in 1953. From A Robida 'Le Vingtieme Siecle' Paris 1883.

Theater performance. Two actors on the stage. For the theater the conductor in the orchestra. In the foreground spectators. Possible in Theater Scala in The Hague. Page 13 From sketchbook XXXVIII with 45 pages.

Saxo-Trumpet Duo 2001 Leslie Xuereb ( b.1959 French)

Performers in hot air balloon. 1916. Paintings. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Hubbell, Raymond, 1879-1954. Big show. Poor Butterfly, Keith-Albee's New York Hippodrome, Theaters , Stage setting and scenery, Hot air balloons

W.P.A. Federal Theatre Negro Unit in 'Noah' a human comedy circa 1936-1941.

A cartoon depicting the chaotic state of Charing Cross Station. Illustrated by Harry Furniss (1854-1925) an artist and illustrator. Dated 19th century

Amazon on a horse in a historical outfit (character from the film Bohdan Chmielnicki directed by Igor Sawczenka (1906 1950) from 1941) Ivanec ', Ivan (1893 1946)

Charming silhouette cut by H. L. Oakley depicting a travelling fair pay its annual visit to a fair. Merry-go-rounds and coconut shys are shown alongside a fortune teller and performing bear. Date: 1951

DODES 'KA-DEN (1970) -Original title: DODESUKADEN-, directed by AKIRA KUROSAWA.

CAMELOT (1967), directed by JOSHUA LOGAN.

Box Theatre, Theater - New York

The Jazz Club 2001 Leslie Xuereb (b.1959/French)

THE FLINTSTONES IN VIVA ROCK VEGAS (2000), directed by BRIAN LEVANT.

Japanese Instrument Player w/TITLE, Asia - Magazine Covers

Ella, aka Cinderella, running away from the Ball in her ragged dress just as the clock strikes midnight. She has left one shoe behind. Date: 1919

Dance 6, collage, Renee Kahn 21st cent. American

Stage design: Faust, artist theater Munich: Scene of the dungeon

Bliżej Kultury unknown

Two acrobats on a bicycle. The woman is sitting on the man's shoulders. Possibly on the stage with a conductor in the orchestra. Leaf 17 Verso from sketchbook V with 33 sheets.

Russian children's book illustration from 'Zhorzhik and Marusya' 1960. The mother tries to raise her child higher. What's the matter "Zhorzhik and Marusya are coming !!" The theatre of masks started working. Soviet Russian propaganda art.

Alice in Wonderland: You're Nothing but a Pack of Cards!, Alice in Wonderland

Hot Sax 1997 Gil Mayers (b.1947/American) Mixed Media

Stage design for the theatre play The Marriage by N. Gogol by Kostrova, Maria Gennadievna (*1970)/ State Museum- and exhibition Centre ROSIZO, Moscow/ 1996/ Russia/ Tempera on cardboard/ Theatrical scenic painting/ 56x70/ Opera, Ballet, Theatre

This circa 1910 color print by Otto Herold depicts the film scene 'Heated to Death' featuring Asta Nielsen, showing character, costume, setting, and dramatic action.

People holding drinks at an art gallery opening

Theatre de la Chauve-Souris, Romance

Dance card - Alma Mater Dance Program

Poster for a circus show by Stenberg, Georgi Avgustovich (1900-1933) Russian State Library, Moscow 1926 Colour lithograph 108x72 Russia Soviet Art Poster and Graphic design Poster

Dance 1, collage, Renee Kahn 21st cent. American

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