#extra stout

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

CORRECTION: KICK YOUR SHOES OFF, THEN, ENJOY YOUR GUINNESS STOUT ACCORDINGLY.

PIC(S) INFO: Resolution at 2138x2880 -- Spotlight on a Guinness Dry Irish Stout lithographic poster design titled "After Work Guinness," artwork by British illustrator, Tom Eckersley (1914-1997), c. 1950. Printed by Mills & Rockleys, Impswich.

PIC#2: Resolution at 736x1111 -- The same poster deign without the poster folds.

EXTRA INFO: The design features a man in red and pink peeking between his shoes, while enjoying his Guinness; lettering in red and black. Estimated worth at $800 to $1,200.

Sources: www.bonhams.com/auction/24683/lot/136/tom-eckersley-1914-1997-guinness-after-work & Swann Galleries.

[nobeerreviews]

The sky is thin as paper here… but what is beyond it? What do all these shapes and colors mean, why the artsy fake ceilings, do they actually mean skies? Are they hung up there above your head to stop your imagination or to guide it further and higher? Why do modern artists have to explain their mind at length, while classical art comes without a user manual? Why does modern art want to tell you something, instead of masterfully playing with chiaroscuro and arcane layering techniques? Why did one want to impress while the other tries to guide? When did the concept of art and its role in our lives change, and so dramatically? When did literature and social critique become art? And what’s left of the good old heartwarming happiness in front of a rainy landscape, when did it get substituted by brainy worries about overpopulation or climate change? At least you can have a local Vollenhoven&co Extra Stout right in front of Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum and let its crunchy bitter chill calm down your stormy thoughts, and let them find a quieter way, hopefully your way. Because through many doors you can come in, but through one you will arrive. And modern art wants to bring you closer to that one door. 

…even if all you can see is a… black shoe?!

[smoke-and-thunder]

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

IN PRAISE OF THE "JUICE OF THE BARLEY" OF YORE -- AN EXPORT OF DUBLIN.

PIC INFO: Resolution at 1000x1499 -- Spotlight on a vintage Guinness advertising showcard titled "Guinness is Good for You." Celluloid on tin, c. 1950.

Source: www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/vintage-guinness-advertising-showcard-12-c-1bf4b7491b.

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

THE ART OF THE TASTEFUL, VINTAGE POSTCARD -- BECAUSE IT'S "THIRSTY THURSDAY."

PIC(S) INFO: Part 1 of 2 -- Mega spotlight on two extra vintage Guinness Extra Stout postcards, more than likely printed in the UK, c. 1971.

Resolution at 982x1486 & 972x1487.

Source: https://x.com/JohnFit39306470/status/1403455801327591424.

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

THROWBACK TO THIRSTY THURSDAY -- "BREWED IN DUBLIN AND LONDON."

PIC INFO: Resolution at 768x1024 -- Spotlight on a Guinness Extra Stout poster design titled "Guinness Time," c. Autumn 1956, artwork by John Gilroy.

Source: www.flickr.com/photos/nostri-imago/albums/72157667321230372/with/25993379503.

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

GUINNESS IS GOODNESS -- GOODNESS IS GUINNESS.

PIC INFO: For your "Thirsty Thursday" -- Resolution at 768x1124 -- Spotlight on a vintage advertising poster design for Guinness Extra Stout Stout, titled "Guinness Goodness," undated. Artist unknown.

Source: www.1stdibs.com/original-vintage-advertising-poster-guinness-goodness-irish-stout-beer-alcohol/id-f_29370122.

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

MEANT TO POST THIS AT TEN TO ONE EXACT -- PLEASE ENJOY ACCORDINGLY.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on a vintage Guinness advertisement titled "Ten to One It's Guinness Time," c. 1931, plus the same advert titled "Guinness Meantime," c. 1934. Artwork by John Gilroy (I think).

PIC #2: "Guinness Meantime" advertisement dating from 1934.

Origins: Dublin  

Dimensions : 46cm x 33cm  

I intended to post this one at ten to one PM, while enjoying a Guinness, but I missed the mark by a couple of minutes. My apologies.

Sources: https://irishpubemporium.com/product/ten-to-one-its-guinness-time-guinness-meantime-1934 & Flickr.