BookArt: Beautiful Paintings Capturing Books and Readers

Time for a new portion of artistic inspiration with a fresh issue of BookArt. Let’s enjoy another collection of amazing artworks that capture people reading books, conveying the atmosphere of readers immersing in a story through the painting.

By Peder Ilsted

By Edouard Manet

By Briton Rivière

By Lilla Cabot Perry

By George Clausen

By Laurits Tuxen

By Frank Bramley

By Walther Firle 

By Josef Rapacki

By George Harcourt

By Peder Ilsted

By Albert Anker

By George Harcourt

By Peder Ilsted 

By Albert Anker

By Albert Anker

 

Perhaps, you will also like other posts about book arts:

• reading in Norman Rockwell’s paintings
• a collection of classic artworks about readers
• whimsical children’s book art by Inga Moore
• kidlit art by Astrid Sheckels
• artistic world of Flower Fairies by Cicely Mary Barker
• fairytale art by Scott Gustafson
• charming animal illustration by Beatrix Potter