WW1 Art of Joseph Lesage

[David Spencer]

Joseph Lesage's drawings are at once both charming and arresting.
Already recognised for his exceptional talent, he was nonetheless called up as a reservist.
There is something very special about the French interpretation of World War One, exemplified in M. Lesage's art.
Having survived almost to the armistice, the flu pandemic killed him in October 1918. He left a wife and two children behind. Another tragedy in that dreadful conflict.

Vive là France...

https://josephlesage.com/eng/index.html

 

[NigelR]

I was unaware of Lesage, many thanks for the link, some really interesting drawings with great inspiration for vignettes and dioramas.

 

[DaddyO]

Some beautiful work there, well worth a closer look. (Love some the portraits)

Paul

 

[David Spencer]

They're great. I'd happily buy prints to hang on the wall.

 

[David Spencer]

In a similar vein, I picked these up at the Fleury Museum, near Verdun a number of years ago.
Nice, illustrative art. It tells a story in a similar way to poetry; I sometimes wonder whether that is as close as most of us will get to knowing what it was like.

 

[Nap]

Some great references and ideas in these wonderfully accurate images

Thanks for sharing

Nap

 

[David Spencer]

I was unaware of Lesage, many thanks for the link, some really interesting drawings with great inspiration for vignettes and dioramas.

Agreed! Poilus are a mite thin on the ground in our hobby, but make great subjects for modelling.

 

[Wayneb]

Poo Pooed when I young now looks like great artwork. Isn't it funny how our attitude towards art changes as we get older?

 

[NigelR]

Agreed! Poilus are a mite thin on the ground in our hobby......

No they're not , see here: https://www.planetfigure.com/threads/red-trousers-against-machine-guns.525475/ and here: https://www.planetfigure.com/threads/verdun-1916-finished.627541/

I'm doing my bit and these guys are trailing round many shows in the UK this year......