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The Drawings of Heinrich Kley
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This is a new unabridged edition of the two sketchbooks by Heinrich Kley, one of the greatest cartoonists and social satirists of modern times. Kley's drawings combine savage humor that cuts to the bone with unbelievably brilliant draughtsmanship. Several of these sketches have been reprinted time and again, and probably everyone has seen at least one. But until now the main body of Kley's work has been almost completely unavailable, and it has been impossible to savor the full richness of his mocking irony.
First published in Munich in 1909 and 1910, Kley's sketches reflected the growing tensions of the twentieth century and the strong undercurrent of disillusionment that Europe was prey to. His frantic, posturing, iconoclastic brainchildren lash mercilessly at bureaucracy, militarism, false Gemütlichkeit, the eccentricities of reformer, the ballast of majesty, and many more facets of a weary civilization. Anyone interested in caustic social satire will find that these vivid, unforgettable cartoons are still among the most enjoyable and pungent examples of this art. Kley's bizarre hybrid and bestial forms (in the long tradition of European visionary fantasy exemplified by Hieronymus Bosch, the elder Breughel, and Goya) give them far more depth and levels of meaning than other works in the genre.
Kley's imaginative universe and strongly individual style have often been imitated by later artists, but none has captured his acid depths. His nervous line quality and extraordinary technique are still inspirations for artists and cartoonists who want to learn how to draw line figures that practically leap off the page.
A new introduction, specially written for this edition, gathers together the available information on Kley's life and training, the formative elements in the present sketches, and the other facets of his art.
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The Drawings of Heinrich Kley - H. Kley
DOVER BOOKS ON FINE ART
BEARDSLEY’S LE MORTE DARTHUR: Selected Illustrations, Aubrey Beardsley. (0-486-41795-6)
BEST WORKS OF AUBREY BEARDSLEY, Aubrey Beardsley. (0-486-26273-1)
BLAKE’S ILLUSTRATIONS FOR THE BOOK OF JOB, William Blake. (0-486-28765-3)
THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL, William Blake. (0-486-28122-1)
SONGS OF EXPERIENCE, William Blake. (0-486-24636-1)
MICHELANGELO LIFE DRAWINGS, Michelangelo Buonarroti. (0-486-23876-8)
THE BOOK OF KELLS, Blanche Cirker (ed.). (0-486-24345-1)
IMPRESSIONIST PRINTS OF CHILDE HASSAM, Childe Hassam (selected and introduced by Joseph S. Czestochowski). (0-486-43462-1)
THE SECRET LIFE OF SALVADOR DALI, Salvador Dalí. (Available in U.S. only.) (0-486-27454-3)
LEONARDO DA VINCI ON THE HUMAN BODY, Leonardo da Vinci. (0-486-24483-0)
DEGAS DRAWINGS OF DANCERS, Edgar Degas. (0-486-40698-9)
THE DORÉ GALLERY, Gustave Doré. (0-486-40160-X)
DORÉ’S ILLUSTRATIONS FOR DON QUIXOTE,
Gustave Doré. (0-486-24300-1)
DORÉ’S ILLUSTRATIONS FOR THE FABLES OF LA FONTAINE, Gustave Doré. (0-486-42977-6)
DORÉ’S ILLUSTRATIONS FOR PARADISE LOST,
Gustave Doré. (0-486-27719-4)
DORÉ’S LONDON: All 180 Illustrations from London, A Pilgrimage, Gustave Doré. (0-486-43272-6)
THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER, Gustave Doré and S. T. Coleridge. (0-486-22305-1)
THE COMPLETE ENGRAVINGS, ETCHINGS, AND DRYPOINTS OF ALBRECHT DÜRER, Albrecht Dürer. (0-486-22851-7)
THE COMPLETE WOODCUTS OF ALBRECHT DÜRER, Albrecht Dürer. (0-486-21097-9)
ERTÉ’S THEATRICAL COSTUMES IN FULL COLOR, Erté. (0-486-23813-X)
CIVIL WAR ETCHINGS, Edwin Forbes. (0-486-28043-8)
GAUGUIN’S INTIMATE JOURNALS, Paul Gauguin. (0-486-29441-2)
THE GEOMETRY OF ART AND LIFE, Matila Ghyka. (0-486-23542-4)
Los CAPRICHOS, Francisco Goya. (0-486-22384-1)
MEDIEVAL WOODCUT ILLUSTRATIONS: City Views and Decorations from the Nuremberg Chronicle, Carol Belanger Grafton. (0-486-40458-7)
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