The Illustrations of Rockwell Kent: 231 Examples from Books, Magazines and Advertising Art (Dover Fine Art, History of Art) Paperback – September 19, 2012

I bought it because a have a Rockwell print

Dramatic stuff, very enjoyable.

i liked the old version better but this one is good as well. I think there were more wood engravings in the earlier edition.

I really admire Rockwell Kent's work, especially from Moby Dick. There were very few from the novel. I'm a little disappointed.

My father had several Modern Library books that were illustrated by Rockwell Kent, including "Moby Dick" and "The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer." For years I have assumed that those memorable plates were wood block prints, which seemed the best explanation for Kent's masterful use of black in his work. But reading "The Illustrations of Rockwell Kent: 231 Examples from Books, Magazines and Advertising Art" I am rather stunned to learn these are ink drawings. However, this only makes them even more impressive.Rockwell Kent was arguably the most important American book illustrator of the 1920s and 1930s, although there are some early examples from 1914 and 1915 and work from as late as 1963, including some marvelous ship drawings for "A Treasury of Sea Stories." His art was highly individualized style of formalized realism that looks glorious in black & white. This volume represents the first time that the best of his illustrations from these various sources. In addition to the aforementioned classic books there are selections from "Candide," "Salamina," "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare," and "Goethe's Faust." But the volume includes lesser-known works such as "A Basket of Poses," "Venus and Adonis," and "To Thee, America!"This is not simply a collection of Kent's illustrations. Fridolf Johnson, editor of "The American Artist," not only helped select this artwork, he also provides a detailed introductory essay tracing Kent's development as an illustrator along with captions for the illustrations and an annotated bibliography. Because the reproductions are in black & white there are some illustrations that were originally done with tints in two colors (e.g., "The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio), so that effect is lost. But if you did not read the captions you would never know the reproductions were lacking in any regard. This volume should be especially appealing to both those who remember stumbling upon Kent's distinctive artwork in former days, or those who are interested in what can be accomplished with black ink on white paper.

Parliamone a livello oggetto libro, visto che sul contenuto non c'è davvero niente da dire :DQualità dei materiali di stampa, ottima sfogliabilità considerato la tipologia di rilegatura.La cosa più importante è che le stampe delle immagini sono ampie e dettagliate: viste con una lente 8x si può apprezzare il segno PULITO e NON "rasterizzato" e retinato della stampa. Come ogni libro di illustrazione di stampa d'arte dovrebbe essere.DOVER conferma la qualità e il rispetto verso le opere che pubblica.

Es un libro que lo guardarás para siempre.

una bonita complilación de grabados en el tamaño idoneo para poderlo disfrutar, espero pronto, obtener más libros de este autor

少なくとも日本では「白鯨」の挿絵のみでしか知られなかったロックウェル　ケントの挿絵アーティストとしての全貌を知ることができる素晴らしい書物です。この本のロックウェル　ケントの紹介によると１９３０年にケントの２８０点！もの挿絵が入った１０００部限定の「白鯨」の豪華本が出版されたらしい。かなうならばそのケントの「白鯨」のための２８０点全作品だけを収めた本がでないものだろうか。切に願ってやまない。