Nikolai's Interbellum

Nikolai Bassi is a fellow blogging about Life, Culture, Technology by Air, Land and Sea of the 1920s and 1930s.

[the1920sinpictures]

1930 c. Pair of cold painted metal bookends on marble base. From Art Deco, Avant Garde and Modernism, FB.

[nikolai-interbellum]

Früher war alles besser — auch Buchstützen…

[the1920sinpictures]

1925 "Automobile Traffic in Gothersgade" by Paul Gustave Fischer, a Danish painter. From Awesome Attic, FB.

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Again me on this painting: this is what photos cannot deliver. An overall comment of situation, an allegory.

[the1920sinpictures]

1925 "Automobile Traffic in Gothersgade" by Paul Gustave Fischer, a Danish painter. From Awesome Attic, FB.

[nikolai-interbellum]

Only these kind of paintings give us an insight into the 1920s. Not the curated photographs

[onceuponatown]

Saturday afternoon in a Negro beer and juke joint.  Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta, November 1939. 

Photos by Marion Post Wolcott, Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information.

[nikolai-interbellum]

And again: never heard of Marion Post Wolcott. Obviously in the US of the 1930s there have been a lot of lady photographers doing a most valuable job documenting everyday life. Happy to learn more about one of them.

[kilianromero]

Huiles et Graisses (1928)

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This inspires me to re-read „Rundherum“ of Erika and Klaus Mann on circumnavigation. Or - representing not the travellers but the station: „Drei Kameraden“ by Remarque. Both happening around the same time.

[kilianromero]

Huiles et Graisses (1928)

[nikolai-interbellum]

This inspires me to re-read „Rundherum“ of Erika and Klaus Mann on circumnavigation. Or - representing not the travellers but the station: „Drei Kameraden“ by Remarque.

[twoseparatecoursesmeet]

The Beach at Skagen, 1928

[nikolai-interbellum]

Yes, see the series „Badehotellet“ which plays that time this place. Full recommendation from me, loved it.

[the1920sinpictures]

1920 Silvered bronze, emerald and marble dancing girl by Armand Goddard. The Art of Deco/Nouveau Statuettes, FB.

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I love these sculptures of Armand Godard or Chiparus

[the1920sinpictures]

1922 Coat by Paul Poiret of silk velvet, fur, metallic silk embroidery and faux pearls. From RISD Museum.

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What kind of fur?

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Art Deco automaton clock, 1920, France.

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How cool is that clock?? Compared to today’s cheap shit…

[ghaas]

Art Deco Miami Home

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Should my home 😎

[hometoursandotherstuff]

The handrail at Schwaebisch Hall, Germany by Karl-Henning Seemann

[jordinaryguy]

Handrail….

[qualityavenuejellyfish]

Karl-Henning Seemann (1934 – 2023) was a German sculptor and draftsman, who became known in particular for his sculptures and fountains in public spaces.

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How cool is that sculpture…

[kayflapper]

Risque' photograph, (Paris) 1920s.

[nikolai-interbellum]

So cute, and the hero you are, you free her from shoes etc 😎

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Alright, last year I was putting the reading target on Thomas Mann „Der Zauberberg“. And I made it short before Christmas. For this year I will go for another literature monument: James Joyce „Ulysses“

[the1920sinpictures]

1928 Author of plays, short stories and novels, particularly of the Jeeves and Wooster series, P.G. Wodehouse in London. From Art Deco, Avant Garde and Modernism, FB.

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A small two-seater as often mentioned in his works.

[thisdayinwwi]

Watch the Maiden Voyage of Britain’s New Airship R-80  AKA Airship R.80 #OnThisDay July 19 1920

[danismm]

“The Eskwin” 1931.