some cute Swiss barnyard animals, two by two - chicks, calfs, piglets and lambs, with a silhouette of mom in the background. all issued in 2013 and designed by Judith Brunnwald (of which I could, sadly, find no information)
some more farm animals, this time working two by two
this 2005 stamp features the art of Leon Wyczółkowski (1852-1936)
painted in 1892.
plowing the fields in eastern Galicia was one translation,
ploughing the fields in Ukraine is another.
(and here I thought Galicia was in Spain, apparently there are two of them)
the stamp is designed by Andrzej Pągowski who is mostly known for his posters, but he has also designed billboards, logos, cd and magazine artwork as well as "co-operating with the Polish Postal Service – designing stamps, sitting on the committee which evaluates projects, and searching for new designers".
for more farms and farm animals, check out Sunday Stamps II
This is another great set for today's theme. I like the combination of realism and minimalism.
ReplyDeletethe painting looks so calm and pastoral (though I'm sure it wasn't really like that - just slow steady work!)
DeleteI love the light in the painting of ploughing, not a painter I am familiar with. Who can resist baby animals, must be Mummy keeping an eye on things in the background:-)
ReplyDeleteI was so excited when I found those babies at the stamp fair!
DeleteIsn't the sunlight wonderful?! I am imagining it was late evening when this scene was painted.
I'd love to see that original painting. The Swiss stamps are delightful.
ReplyDeleteI don't usually like paintings on stamps as I don't think they show up all that well, but this one works well. I wonder how big the original is?
DeleteSo cute!! Reminds me of children's book illustrations :D
ReplyDeletethey do, don't they?! how are you??
DeleteOh, yes, the sunlight in the painting is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAlso I was thinking of Galicia in Spain, but now I learned (thanks to you and wikipedia) that there's a Galicia in Eastern Europe, too.
The upper stamps I love, especially for the moms on the back :-)
This is (co-incidentally) the second post in a week that I've tried to navigate through Polish and Ukrainian history - it's so very confusing!
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