The Art & Illustration of Walter Crane Crane Walter Paperback
The Art & Illustration of Walter Crane Crane Walter Paperback A prominent figure in the Victorian art world, Walter Crane not only participated in the late nineteenth century's publishing revolution…
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The Art & Illustration of Walter Crane Crane Walter Paperback
A prominent figure in the Victorian art world, Walter Crane not only participated in the late nineteenth century's publishing revolution but also led the way toward the Golden Age of Illustration. This original collection features more thanone hundredof the influential artist's brilliant images. Crane was instrumental in the transition from simple black-and-white illustrations for children's books to gallery-quality artwork.
This compilation reflects the diversity of his subjects, from images for alphabet books, nursery rhymes, and fairy tales to scenes from stories of King Arthur and Robin Hood to illustrations inspired by the classics of Shakespeare, Hawthorne, and Spenser. It constitutes a survey of his paintings as well as a visual history of the development of the first color illustrations.Few artists of Crane's generation achieved careers as varied and successful as his.