Vintage divers in midair

Diver plunging into a river and spectators on rowing boats. Press photo. | src Drouot
Diver with balloons. Press photo. | src Drouot
Sport, natation, sport nautique. Circa 1900-50. Photographies de presse | src Drouot

French postcards · 1920s

French vintage postcard (1920s)
French vintage postcard, 1920s | src eBay via Flickr

Bernhard · Classic torso w hands

Ruth Bernhard ~ Classic Torso with Hands, 1952. | src Princeton Art Museum INV12612
Ruth Bernhard ~ Classic Torso with Hands, 1952. | src Princeton Art Museum INV13053
Ruth Bernhard ~ Classic Torso with Hands, 1952. | src Princeton Art Museum INV12636
Ruth Bernhard ~ Classic Torso with Hands, 1952. | src Swann Galleries
Ruth Bernhard ~ Classic Torso with Hands, 1952. | src Bonhams

Bulgarian Ballads · 1921

Bulgarian Ballads by Teodor Traianov, 1921; illustrator / engraver : Sirak Skitnik | detail from book cover
Bŭlgarski baladi / Bulgarian Ballads by Teodor Trayanov, 1921, illustrator Sirak Skitnik. Book front cover | src modernism.scas.bg
Maika by Sirak Skitnik. Third illustration from the cycle Bulgarian Ballads by Teodor Trayanov, 1921
Maika / Mourning mothers. From: Bulgarian Ballads by Teodor Trayanov, 1921, illustrator Sirak Skitnik. | book scan from Alba

If you wish to learn more or read more about Sirak Skitnik and Bulgarian Modernism or Native Art, you may want to dig further here:

topnovini.bg

web stage

Modernism and the National Idea in Bulgaria @ sledva.nbu.bg (in English)

The whole batch of illustrations from the book are available to be viewed (but in very poor resolution) at the NYPL

Сирак Скитник / Sirak Skitnik ~ Maika / Mourning mothers, 1920-1921
According to Irina Genova, there are three versions of this same composition
Sirak Skitnik ~ (Opustoshenie / Devastation, 1920-1921
From : Bŭlgarski baladi / Bulgarian Ballads by Teodor Trayanov, 1921, illustrator / engraver : Sirak Skitnik
Sirak Skitnik ~ Zaklinania / Incantation, 1920-1921
Bulgarian Ballads by Teodor Trayanov, 1921, illustrator Sirak Skitnik (Zaklinania / Incantation). Book scan from Alba

Modern Masks · Félicien Rops

Félicien Rops (Belgian, 1833-1898) ~ Modern Masks, 1889. Photogravure in dark brown retouched with soft varnish (vernis mou), roulette and blue handcoloring on thick cream wove paper. | src AIC
Félicien Rops (Belgian, 1833-1898) ~ Modern Masks, 1889. DETAIL | src AIC

Under the Wave by Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai (1760 – 1849) ~ Unter der Welle im Meer vor Kanagawa, aka The Great Wave, 1830-32. | src Monopol Magazin

Die Bayerische Staatsbibliothek hat eines der bekanntesten grafischen Kunstwerke der Welt erworben die Große Welle von Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). Read more at Monopol Magazin

Katsushika Hokusai (1760 – 1849) ~ Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), ca. 1830-32. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. | src The Met
Katsushika Hokusai (1760 – 1849) ~ Fuji at Sea, ca. 1834; from 100 Views of Mount Fuji. Woodblock print. | src Ronin Gallery

Tor Ekström ~ blood drop

Tor Ekström ~ Potted plant (drop of blood), 1934. Agfa autochrome. (id. TEKA0024148) | src TEKA ~ Tekniska museet
Tor Ekström ~ Krukväxt (bloddroppe), 1934. Agfa-autokrom. (Detail)
Tor Ekström ~ Krukväxt (bloddroppe), 1934. Agfa-autokrom. (id. TEKA0024148) | src TEKA ~ Tekniska museet

Mother Earth by Drtikol

František Drtikol :: Matka Země (Mutter Erde / Mother Earth), 1932. | src UPM · Uměleckoprůmyslové museum v Praze
František Drtikol :: Bez názvu (Ohne Titel), 1932. | src UPM · Uměleckoprůmyslové museum v Praze
František Drtikol (1883-1961) :: Matka-Zeme (Mère-terre), 1931 | src Centre Pompidou

Two portraits by Frank Eugene

Frank Eugene (1865–1936) ~ Lady of Charlotte, 1899. Photogravure. R. Gere photograph collection. | src Christie’s
Eugene’s portrait as it appeared in Camera Work vol. 30, 1909
Frank Eugene (1865–1936) ~ Lady of Charlotte, 1899. Photogravure 1909. From the journal Camera Work | src Philamuseum
Frank Eugene (1865–1936) ~ Lady of Charlotte, 1899. Photogravure 1909. From the journal Camera Work | src Philamuseum
Frank Eugene (1865–1936) ~ Miss Convere Jones, 1899 (Photogravure ca. 1901) R. Gere photograph collection. | src Christie’s
Lady of Charlotte, 1899 by Frank Eugene (detail from image # 1)