Sonntag, 19. Juli 2015

Anatole France: The Gods are Athirst with Illustrations and Decorations by John Austen

John Archibald Austen ( 5 January 1886 –  27 October 1948) was an English book illustrator. His early works, including a fine Hamlet, were Beardsleyesque in style, but after 1925 he was influenced by the Art Deco movement. Books which he illustrated in this manner include Daphnis and Chloe and As You Like it. Austen used several techniques in his illustrations, including wood-engraving and scraperboard,  and changed styles to suit the text he was illustrating. He was also involved in advertising, producing adverts and several posters.

Frontispiece
THE BLOODY-MINDED LOVER AND THE AMOROUS GIRL




GAMELIN IN HIS GARRET



 HE CLASPED HER TO HIS HEART


 CITIZEN BROTTEUX IN THE BREAD LINE


 MARAT IS DEAD

THE WIDOW GAMELIN








WRETCH, IT IS YOU HAVE KILLED HIM!


VIVE LE ROI! VIVE LE ROI! SHE YELLED

JULIE IN DISGUISE




HAVE ME GUILLOTINED, CAIN! I AM YOUR SISTER! AND SHE SPAT IN HIS FACE




THE REPUBLIC PERISHES. I DIE WITH HER

GOOD - BYE; IT IS THE HOUR MY FATHER WILL BE COMING HOME



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