Elephants, Whales and Kangaroos - Tomi Ungerer

Elephants, Whales and Kangaroos by Tomi Ungerer / ISBN 9783905999709 / three staple-bound books in a slipcase, 7.6 x 10 inches / Elephants (16 pages), Whales (12 pages), Kangaroos (12 pages) *** In his childhood, Tomi Ungerer was accustomed to draw and sketch in notebooks. He often drew from nature, showing a keen sense of observation of the world around him. Having reached adulthood, he continued to engage in this exercise essential for an artist to master his trait. In the 1960s, when he lived in New York, he filled many sketchbooks in preparation of his satirical drawings and work in advertising. Among other topics, they contain sketches of animals featuring human characteristics in the tradition of fabulists to serve as support to social satire. These three thin volumes feature drawings of elephants, whales, kangaroos and a handful of camels selected from one of these sketchbooks. Tomi Ungerer is considered one of the most brilliant draftsman and illustrator of the twentieth centur