Bill Peckmann &Comic Art &Daily post 01 Feb 2011 08:06 am
Peter Arno – 2
- It was so much fun displaying the Peter Arno cartoons last week, and there was such a positive response, that we’ve decided to add more to the lot. Bill Peckmann has sent me another batch and here they are.
Arno published most of his work in The New Yorker, and he developed a simplicity of sophisticated cartooning. His strong brush inking, his B&W washes, the direct and forceful compositions all contributed to a clarity that we don’t often see today. We can all learn a lot from these cartoons, and the gags themselves are not the point of our posting these; it’s Arno’s artistry.
Many thanks to Bill Peckmann for, once again, forwarding these scans. Enjoy.
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on 01 Feb 2011 at 9:11 am 1.Stephen Macquignon said …
Funny! thank you both
on 01 Feb 2011 at 11:11 am 2.The Gee said …
I second what Stephen wrote.
A cursory glance over this batch is gonna lead to closer looks later.
One thing I did want to state: one of the amazing things is how he creates lush environments in his backgrounds. It is a lot of information on where the characters are and of course it is beautifully done.
Teddy Christianson. I hope I’m spelling that right and I hope the comparison is not too far off. The last I saw of the guy’s comic book work, he had a similar look going on. Intentionally influenced or not? I don’t know. I’m mainly thinking it is form plus line work that made where he was going resemble Arno’s.
He might be miles away from that now though. Or, maybe he never came too close and I’m remembering it wrongly.
on 01 Feb 2011 at 12:54 pm 3.Eric Noble said …
Great job! These are excellent cartoons. Such beautiful compositions.
on 01 Feb 2011 at 9:16 pm 4.The Gee said …
ack!
Before anyone unfamiliar with Christiansen’s work goes looking for it, look for Bill Hoest’s gag cartoons.
Maybe someone like Mike Lynch (or Mr. Peckmann) has gone over some of his earlier, work, pre-comic strip The Lockhorns.
Really beautiful brushwork. The only ones I’ve seen were a Playboy Treasury of early cartoons. Seeking that out would be more rewarding especially given what he eventually hung his hat upon.
He was doing some solid work, too. And, by solid I also mean form and aesthetically.