Who are the best Pen and Ink Artists of all time?

Question

I use to have a great hand at pen and ink and unfortunately I went to college and lost it. I just can't do it anymore. I would like to get back into it and would like to hear from you who are some of your favorite pen and ink artists of all time? I've been collecting Al Williamson and Milton Caniff works recently and I'm always looking for new influences. Thank you to all who answer.

 

 

Answer 1

Joseph Clement Coll, Daniel Vierge -- both golden age of illustration people -- William Heath Robinson. If you have never been to Bud Plant's web page -- he's an OLD Comics Fan who broadened his interest to golden age illustrators and has biographies and samples from an AWESOME variety of people.

I would also say Honore Daumier by the way. I respect Thomas Nast, strongly, but before Vierge essentially opened up the Golden Age in France during the early Art Nouveau period Daumier was the most awesome illustrator out there.