nina nanar

24/09 birmingham

this won't impress anyone outside the west midlands, come to think of it, it probably won't impress many people IN the west midlands... but last saturday i saw nina nanar doing shopping in rackhams, birmingham

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Charles Perrault fairy tales, in Dutch

Illustrated by Harry Clarke, Check it out here...

Henry "Harry" Patrick Clarke (1889-1931), born in Dublin, began his work life first at an architect's office and then as an apprentice at his father's stained glass art firm. He studied art at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. During this period his stained glass work was awarded several gold medals in competition. His drawings started to receive attention in 1913 with publication in the Irish Review which was followed quickly with commission for two books that were never published (in one case due to a fire at the publishers). From this point forward, Clarke worked on both book and magazine and stained glass commissions. As a book illustrator, he was a follower of Aubrey Beardsley, with a similar interest in sinister themes, decadence, and Art Nouveau (and later Art Deco) and he used elongated figures like Kay Nielsen and elaborate decoration. Although he only completed about ten major books before his untimely death, several of these received the lavish gift-book treatment, started with the books of Dulac and Rackham, being issued as large, elaborate books in trade and de luxe editions. He is perhaps best known, as an illustrator, for his editions of Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, and his Faust, but all his major books are now quite sought after. At the same time, he also had achieved significant fame as a stained glass artist, with commissions in Ireland, England, Scotland, and the USA. He also worked in fabric, including experimenting with batik after meeting Jessie King. He was elected to the Royal Irish Academy around 1922.

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Another Harry Clarke auction

Hans Anderson's Fairy Tales, with colour plates intact. Low price, but high postage. Still getting plenty of bids though, will we ever get lucky with a copy of this?

Published by G. Harrap & Company Ltd, Portsmouth, 1931 HB Cloth. Harry Clarke (illustrator).10 x 8 inches approx.. 320 pp., 24 b & w plates, 16 coloured plates .One loose.Spine is a bit frayed.The spine paper has been glued as it came detached.Dedication inside w/ date 1933. Some foxing.Plates are clean and bright.A wonderful book ! If you love the work of Kay Nielsen,Aubrey Beardsley,Arthur Rackham,Edmund Dulac and Pogany and have not discovered Clarke then you are in for a treat! He was the leading Irish symbolist artist with a complex imagination! His work is eclectic and incorporates Art and Crafts,Art Nouveau and Celtic Mysticism influences.The illustrations supersize up please click.Alas he was a chain smoker and died too early at 41.He has left behind some wonderful work including some magnificent stained glass windows.I am sorry about the high postage rate but doing it this way means that ebays commission is lower!I will pack this well to arrive anywhere in the world.Questions answered speedily. This must be worth the money..Clarkes work is becoming very collectible and this book is a real beauty.

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