The Art of J J Grandville

5/7/2016

French artist Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard (13 September 1803 – 17 March 1847) is best known by his chosen pseudonym J. J. Grandville. His imaginative art has inspired generations of political cartoonists and surrealists. The images below are from Vie Privée et Publique des Animaux and Un Autre Monde .

Emperor Penguin with Egg Anthropomorphic Art by J J Grandville

From the Private and Public Lives of Animals

From The Public and Private Lives of Animals by J J Grandville

From Th Private and Public Lives of Animals

Owls by J J Grandville From the Public and Private Lives of Animals by J J Greenville

J J Grandville - From the Private and Public Lives of Animals

J J Grandville - The Costume Party - Anthropomorphic Art

From Un Autre Monde (1844)

Anthropomorphic Alligator by J J Greenville

From The Private and Public Lives of Animals

From the Private and Public Lives of Animals

Be a walking art museum.

The Art of J. J. Grandville

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