1974 PEN DRAWINGS by NORMAN LINDSAY with 56 PLATES, FREE EXPRESS WORLD

Description: Express Shipping Worldwide is Free Norman Lindsay's Pen DrawingsPublished by Ure Smith, Sydney, 1974First Edition - with the dustjacketWith 56 full-page plates by Norman Lindsay and an essay by his brother Lionel. Norman Lindsay's pen drawings were first published in 1909. There are illustrations from Norman's major works for Dumas, Rabelais and Shakespeare, examples from the Decameron of Boccaccio, the Memoirs of Casanova, Petronius, and the Bacchanals', and many pastoral scenes. This volume includes the essay Norman Lindsay: his inspiration and technique, by his brother, Lionel Lindsay. Pen drawing was peculiarly an art form of the nineteenth century, risen from the decline of engraving. Norman, born in 1879, was, to quote Lionel Lindsay, In essence ... an illustrator, a man of ideas and strong beliefs; an untranscendental visionary, the figments of whose imagination wear in his art the very garb of reality. He is, in all probability, the first great exponent of Romanticism with the pen. Rubens was to be the most lasting and significant influence on Lindsay's art. All the great pen drawings emanate from this influence, the rhythm of composition, the profound pleasure in healthy nudity. Yet when you look at them you never think of Rubens for a moment, you think of Norman Lindsay. For he has assimilated his influences and coloured them with his personality.' The front cover illustration is Illustration to the Decameron and the back cover illustration is Decoration for The Pilgrims. The plates include:Norman Lindsay Title Page to the Decameron of Boccaccio The Vista The Crucified Venus Illustration to Shakespeare's Henry IV Illustration to the Decameron of Boccaccio Illustration to the Idylls of Theocritus. Illustration to the Pink Butterfly Illustration to the Decameron A Bacchanal Illustration to the Great Water Dionysus - illustration to the Forerunner. Bacchanal Satyrs Fighting The Rivals Illustration to Rabelais The Dancer The Spirit of Earth Illustration to the Idylls of Moschus Pollice Verso Illustration to The Girl, The Boy and The Garden God The Scoffers The Angry Satyr The Fruit Gatherers Panurge meets Pantagruel - illustration to Rabelais The Argument The Procession The Bathers Gallantry Illustration to The memoirs of Casanova Illustration to Tom O'Bedlam Illustration to Gold The Student's Mistress Illustration to the Poems of Villon Panurge and Ladies of Paris - illustration to Rabelais The Witches' Sabbath Illustration to Congreve's Play, The Old Bachelor The Spoilers The Apotheosis of Villon The Raid Embarkation - illustration to Petronius The Lion Slayer The Song's End Decoration for Man's Heaven Decoration for Battle Decoration for The Birth of Life Decoration for The Pilgrims God WagnerIn cream cloth hardcover, in 64 pages, with titles in black along the spine. The Dustjacket: There is no shelfwear other than a chip to the top of the spine. There is no sunning. There is light scattered foxing to the inside of the dustjacket. There are no tears or creases. The Book: There is no shelfwear other than a bump to the top right corner of the front board. There is scattered foxing to the covers. There is light scattered foxing to the first and last three leaves and pastedowns. There are no previous owners' names or inscriptions. There is no sunning. There is the usual light offsetting to the front and rear blank endpapers. There are no missing, stained, damaged, creased or loose pages. The spine and binding are solid. It is complete and original.Measures 22.5cm x 28.5cm.EXPRESS SHIPPING AND HANDLING is Free WorldwideThank you for viewing my item.

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