Benjamin Rabier
From The Adventures Of Reynard, Benjamin Rabier.
Well! Another earthquake.
Allow me to shelter you under my umbrella!
Sociable animals listening to a phonograph. What? You didn't know that France had lions?
The loup garou, or werewolf. What makes them different from the common
werewolf is that they don't change with the cycles of the moon and have
complete change over their actions. So, what makes these creatures so
dangerous and terrifying is the fact that while in their wolf form they
are completely aware and as intelligent as they are in their human form.
With their enhanced abilities and senses, it make them difficult to
destroy. These are magnificent, intelligent and blessed creatures (in
some tales), but beware le Loup Garou…
Josephine.
"It turns out that the original laughing cow was thought up by a well-known cartoonist Benjamin Rabier when he was serving as an officer in the military during World War One. He painted a laughing cow on the trucks transporting the soldiers’ meat rations along with the word “Wachkyrie”, which was supposedly to poke fun at the Germans’ own supplies trucks that were decorated with the mythical Walkyries of Norse legend. Said in French, “Wachkyrie” sounds like “Vache Qui Rit”, which seemed to amuse the other French soldiers, including a certain young dairy farmer, Léon Bel. In fact, he like it so much that in 1921 he asked Rabier to draw him a new version specifically for his newly created soft cheese, La Vache Qui Rit. Rabier gave the original cow a new red coat and little cheese box earrings, et voila, the laughing cow was born".
Now that's an officer for me!
Laughter was is short supply at the time.
A forest scene. I imagine this refers to the end of the war.
An incredible artist.
A Carpet Number.
Tintin Lutin. Does this look and sound familiar?
It should.
In 1906, Les Fables de la Fontaine were
published with illustrations by Benjamin Rabier. The book was
republished many times, and Hergé wrote the preface for one of the
editions. The creator of Tintin openly acknowledged the influence
of Rabier's unique animal drawings, and the debt he owed to the author. In 1898, Rabier had illustrated a series telling of the daily pranks of a little scallywag called Tintin-Lutin.
Now back to anthropomorphic animals, although Snowy (above) counts as one.
Serpolet, (wild thyme), the rabbit.
Serpolet était un petit lapin triste et mélancolique. (Serpolet was a sad and depressed rabbit).
The rabbit, the frog, and the tortoise.
Incroyable.
Rabier, on left. The Plate With Butter was an anarchistic magazine that ran until 1936. The title translates roughly as 'pork barrel', or freeloading from the government. My thanks to the wonderful artist and fellow Hybrid member Nat-ti for bringing this picture to my attention.
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