CENTURY GUILD

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Berlin Girls: Rare Illustrations from the Weimar Republic 1918-1933

Flirty, cheeky, and whimsical Art Deco illustrations from Germany during the era of the Weimar Republic. Over SIXTY rare artworks from the Century Guild Museum of Art archives are collected in this hardcover book featuring full-page, full-color images! 

Get the hardcover for $25 when you back the project on Kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/centuryguild/berlin-girls-weimar-era-germany-illustrations-1918?ref=1yh6y7

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Our mission at Century Guild is to guide people through the strangest and most obscure alleys of art history, and we are very excited to present rare and macabre artworks to the crowd at the Oddities Flea Market in Los Angeles next month!

This year we're bringing three new t-shirts to the market, each featuring thrilling and timeless work by brilliant artists from 1895-1920. Even if you won't be at the LA event, you can order your favorite t-shirt designs by pledging on this special 14-day Kickstarter project!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/centuryguild/vampires-clowns-skulls-rare-mystical-occult-art-t?ref=4fea9z

The images on these three shirts were taken from original artworks in our archive, and as a result the designs and finished garments are of the highest quality. All of our t-shirts are high quality, soft feel, and tagless, with the Century Guild Museum of Art logo screened inside the collar.

The Vampire Bat, based on an artwork by Russian artist Sergei Lodygin (1917)

The Owl on Skull and Book, an Art Nouveau vanitas illustration by Bertold Löffler (1899)

The Laughing Jester Skull, a macabre illustration by Rolf Winkler (1919)

We are printing a limited run of each design, and at the market the shirts will be sold on a first come, first served basis until we sell out. By pre-ordering your shirt, you're guaranteed to get the design you want in the size you specify!

All of the orders will ship out on Monday, May 20th - if you are attending the Oddities Flea Market in Los Angeles May 18-19, let us know and you can pick your shirts up at the event!

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Invocation of the Madonna of the Green Onyx

Marcel-Lenoir

1897

(from Infernal Creatures Rare Occult Artworks 1880-1970)

Infernal Creatures Rare Occult Artworks 1880-1970 [Thomas Negovan] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Sultry witches, hand

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‘The Friends of the Devil in the Flesh’

Georges de Feure

1893

(from Infernal Creatures: Rare Occult Artworks 1880-1970)

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Details images taken from Le Pater: Alphonse Mucha’s Symbolist Masterpiece and the Lineage of Mysticism by Thomas Negovan 

Oversize hardcover, 224 pages

Coming April 2019

Pre-order from the publisher: https://centuryguild.net/collections/books/products/pre-order-le-pater-hardcover 

Pre-order on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/centuryguild/alphonse-mucha-le-pater-occult-art-magick-eye-of-p?ref=401ett

Originally published in an edition of only 510 copies in 1899, Le Pater, a series of psychedelic artworks by the quintessential Art Nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha, was his deeply personal occult exploration of The Lord’s Prayer -  overflowing with androgyny, magick, and obscure mystical symbolism.

Le Pater: Alphonse Mucha’s Symbolist Masterpiece and the Lineage of Mysticism decodes Alphonse Mucha’s lost masterpiece of occult and magickal Symbolism, Le Pater. Profusely illustrated with grand two-page spreads, the book explores mystical Symbolist art with ultra high resolution images of rare and never-before-published artworks and photographs; from Albrecht Dürer to William Blake and Alphonse Mucha, with stops at the Invisible College and Joséphin Péladan’s legendary occult Salon Rose+Croix.

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Le Pater: Alphonse Mucha’s Symbolist Masterpiece and the Lineage of Mysticism by Thomas Negovan 

Oversize hardcover, 224 pages

Coming April 2019

Originally published in an edition of only 510 copies in 1899, Le Pater, a series of psychedelic artworks by the quintessential Art Nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha, was his deeply personal occult exploration of The Lord’s Prayer -  overflowing with androgyny, magick, and obscure mystical symbolism.

This beautiful new art book decodes Alphonse Mucha’s lost masterpiece of occult and magickal Symbolism, Le Pater. Profusely illustrated with grand two-page spreads, the book explores mystical Symbolist art with ultra high resolution images of rare and never-before-published artworks and photographs; from Albrecht Dürer to William Blake and Alphonse Mucha, with stops at the Invisible College and Joséphin Péladan’s legendary occult Salon Rose+Croix. 

Pre-order from the publisher: https://centuryguild.net/collections/books/products/pre-order-le-pater-hardcover

Pre-order on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/centuryguild/alphonse-mucha-le-pater-occult-art-magick-eye-of-p?ref=401ett

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At long last! The patch and pin that celebrate the royal portrait series Freaks by artist @gailpotocki - the details are perfect! Can’t wait to send these out!

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The project to make Eldritch Bloom, volume 3 in our series documenting the complete artworks of Der Orchideengarten magazine, is live on @kickstarter - we can’t wait to make this book!

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Some glamour shots of Diabolical Fantasia, the first book in our series documenting the complete artworks of Der Orchideengarten. #books #arthistory #centuryguild

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Sinister Harvest, the second book in our series documenting the artworks of Der Orchideengarten, is now shipping!

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Many thanks to all who stopped by the Century Guild booth at WonderCon! (at Anaheim Convention Center)

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Enamel Pins + Art History: Five important works from the Art Nouveau movement, elegantly designed and beautifully presented on 1.75" tall enamel pins! http://kck.st/2CyXZCa 

After making enamel pins to accompany our first two Art of Der Orchideengarten books, we received a flood of requests for pins designed for our other publications! First up is Flowering Lines: Rare Art Nouveau Graphics 1883-1911 - we selected five Art Nouveau graphics that appear in the book and designed wearable artworks from Alphonse Mucha and other masters of Art Nouveau! http://kck.st/2CyXZCa

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Re-struck pins for The Art of Der Orchideengarten Vol 1 have arrived! Artwork by Edwin Henel, 1919 #derorchideengarten #illustration #fantasy #scifi #horror #dagger #demon #diabolicalfantasia #centuryguild #enamelpin #pins #pinstagram

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One of the great parts of making @aurorathefilm was working with the incredible and talented @photopalacebus as he made authentic tintype photos of the cast and crew. The work that goes into creating one single tintype photo is a very exact and intense process. When we asked Anton if he could work on location in an abandoned western town and also repeat the creation process hundreds of times, we didn’t know if it was possible - lucky for us, he was more than up for the challenge! See more excellent tintypes from the set by going to aurorafilm.info

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Der Orchideengarten Vol. 1 Issue 13 (1919) *** Der Orchideengarten is a legendary German supernatural horror magazine published from January 1919 until November 1921. Founded four years before the iconic American magazine Weird Tales launched in March 1923, Der Orchideengarten is considered to be the first fantasy magazine!

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AURORA explores the first documented UFO crash in American history. Poster and Fledermaus pilot costume design by @geraldbrom Back the project on @kickstarter http://kck.st/2zcxi5Z

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Gail Potocki's FREAKS Sideshow History Art Book and more

A deluxe book containing all 12 of renowned painter Gail Potocki's FREAKS series... and MORE!

The Gail Potocki FREAKS book - available at a pre-order discount on Kickstarter! 

Gail Potocki's FREAKS are a collection of twelve paintings created as a respectful exploration of the human beings behind the footlights and banners of the late 19th and early 20th century sideshows: NOW COLLECTED in an EXTREMELY LIMITED EDITION SIGNED AND NUMBERED BOOK.

The book features all 12 paintings in the FREAKS series, plus historical details about each of the models, and insights into the symbolism of the artworks.  Book is hardcover, 7.5" x 8", and approximately 30 heavyweight vintage cream pages including tipped-in cardstock sheets: the entire book is a hand-bound masterpiece of craftsmanship!