Who was still awake at midnight?

Art Deco Gala

Gilded 1925 geometry — sunburst, black lacquer, a champagne tower.

Leyendecker New Year Cover

J.C. Leyendecker's crisp cover brushwork — top hat, streamers, the stroke of twelve.

Klimt Midnight Gold

Gold-leaf mosaic against a deep-blue midnight — spirals, stars, a kiss of champagne.

Whistler Fireworks Nocturne

A smoky blue nocturne — falling rockets over black water, the way Whistler saw it.

Mid-Century Cocktail Illustration

Fifties gouache advertising — coupe glasses, starbursts, tuxedo black.

Barbier Fashion Plate

A 1920s pochoir plate in the manner of George Barbier — silk, fur, a masked ball.

Bauhaus Poster

Primary geometry — circle, bar, diagonal, one red, the new year as a design.

Nightclub Line Drawing

One flowing ink line, a Broadway nightclub, a few flat spots of colour.

First Sunrise

The Japanese hatsuhinode — a red sun over the sea, cranes, a woodblock dawn.

Hogmanay Hearth

A Scottish New Year — tartan, a peat fire, a dram, a lump of coal on the step.

Sargent Evening Portrait

Bravura society oil — black velvet, one candle, silver reflected in the brush.

Confetti Risograph

Two-colour riso print — fluorescent pink and midnight blue, a storm of confetti.

Kitchen Countdown

Pots as drums, a clock near twelve, the whole family up past bedtime — a warm mid-century cover.

Grand-Hotel Ballroom

A 1920s hotel ballroom at midnight — balloons falling, a big band, black tie and sequins.

Snowfield Fireworks

Fireworks over a snowy field — sparklers in hand, breath in the cold, a nocturne in blue and gold.

First-Snow Woodblock

A Hiroshige-style ukiyo-e print — New Year's morning, first snow, pine and plum at the gate.

Belle-Époque Champagne Poster

A Mucha-tradition poster — the subject in a halo of gold and ivy, bubbles rising, a mosaic border.

City Midnight Crowd

Confetti and light in a city square at midnight — a 1950s painterly reportage illustration.

Resolutions Ledger

A Victorian engraved ledger page — the subject at a writing desk, quill up, a blank list of resolutions.

Fireside Toast

Glasses raised by the fire at midnight — a Sargent-warm interior, velvet, candle and firelight.

Torchlight Procession

A Scottish torchlight procession — tartan, fire, pipers, the subject carrying a torch through the snow.

Lantern-Festival Gouache

Red paper lanterns and gold paper-cuts for the new year — bright gouache in the Chinese folk tradition.

Balcony at Midnight

A city balcony as the clock strikes — champagne, a cityscape of fireworks, an Art Deco nocturne.

Turning the Calendar

The old calendar coming down, the new one going up — a warm domestic mid-century illustration.

Rooftop at Midnight

A city rooftop as it goes off — modern realism, cold air, warm coats.

Confetti Vector

Flat modern party graphics — bold shapes, confetti as geometry, no gradients.

Neon Countdown

Lit by a screen and a neon sign — a modern nocturne, no clock face.

Cut-and-Paste Collage

Torn magazine paper, tape and gouache — a contemporary collage.

Line and Wash

One ink line, one wash — the modern reportage sketch, done fast and sure.

First Morning Realism

January first, late light, the room still full — modern interior realism.