ALASTAIR: DRAWINGS & ILLUSTRATIONS - DECADENT ILLUSTRATOR ART NOUVEAU MODERNISM

Book Details + Condition: Dover Publications (New York). First Edition, 2011. Softcover measuring 8.25" x 11". 128 pages and illustrated throughout. In very good condition, with firm binding and a clean interior (book has not been read). From the publisher: This retrospective showcases the works of a leader of the Decadent movement, Baron Hans Henning Voigt (1887-1969). Better known as Alastair, the artist created works that are frequently likened to those of Aubrey Beardsley, Harry Clarke, and Edward Gorey. Alastair's highly ornate and distinctively ominous style blossomed with a series of erotic illustrations for the publisher and literary renegade Harry Crosby. This original selection of striking black-and-white drawings invites close examination and appreciation of the artist's skillful, sensual tone. These shadowy, sinuous images include characters from stories by Oscar Wilde and Flaubert, as well as scenes from La Tosca and The Magic Flute. An informative Introduction by editor D