Uruguayan illustrator for a top French Sunday supplement

Eugène Damblans

1865 - 1945

Illustrator of the 'Grande Geste'

where does an artist find his inspiration?

left - London girls on a recruiting drive

right - a photograph of the original event

 

Notice how Damblans changed the girl's clothes from white into a more colorful appearance

and how he has given them individual outfits, perhaps as is befitting a fashion magazine.

He also changed the Union Jack in the photo into a British Ensign in his illustration,

thereby allowing for a large swathe of red color, making it more eye-catching and striking.

 

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