RETROFUTURISMEالمستقبلية الرجعيةA COLLECTION OF
IMAGINED FUTURES

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Karel Thole

كاريل توله

Dutch artist associated with the science fiction publisher Urania. His fantastic and surreal cover images helped shape the appearance of speculative fiction publishing in Europe.

فنان هولندي ارتبط بناشر الخيال العلمي أورانيا. ساعدت صوره الخيالية والسريالية للأغلفة في تشكيل مظهر نشر الخيال التأملي في أوروبا.

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Karel Thole — artwork 1 of 18, Retrofuturisme archive
Karel Thole — artwork 2 of 18, Retrofuturisme archive
Karel Thole — artwork 3 of 18, Retrofuturisme archive
Karel Thole — artwork 4 of 18, Retrofuturisme archive
Karel Thole — artwork 5 of 18, Retrofuturisme archive
Karel Thole — artwork 6 of 18, Retrofuturisme archive
Karel Thole — artwork 7 of 18, Retrofuturisme archive
Karel Thole — artwork 8 of 18, Retrofuturisme archive
Karel Thole — artwork 9 of 18, Retrofuturisme archive
Karel Thole — artwork 10 of 18, Retrofuturisme archive
Karel Thole — artwork 11 of 18, Retrofuturisme archive
Karel Thole — artwork 12 of 18, Retrofuturisme archive
Karel Thole — artwork 13 of 18, Retrofuturisme archive
Karel Thole — artwork 14 of 18, Retrofuturisme archive
Karel Thole — artwork 15 of 18, Retrofuturisme archive
Karel Thole — artwork 16 of 18, Retrofuturisme archive
Karel Thole — artwork 17 of 18, Retrofuturisme archive
Karel Thole — artwork 18 of 18, Retrofuturisme archive

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ABOUT THE COLLECTION

Futures worth
remembering.

This collection grew in المستقبلية الرجعية — le rétrofuturisme, a Facebook group devoted to imagined futures, science fiction art and extraordinary worlds.

Its 154 artist and collection albums bring together 2,855 images: 2,738 from the 146 original group albums, plus new sci-fi artist albums added by the curator, preserved here with their original album titles, sourced artist descriptions and source links. Search in English or Arabic, explore each album, and keep a personal selection with the heart button.

Saved selections stay in this browser and can be exported into the local curator. Full-resolution viewing is retained; image right-click saving and dragging are disabled, but screenshots and extraction remain possible. This archive does not grant permission to publish artwork or use it on merchandise; those uses need rights checked separately.

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