The Art of Illustration

By Edmund J. Sullivan

An influential teacher whose pen-and-ink drawings helped define the style of the early twentieth century, Edmund J. Sullivan sought to define the principles behind good illustration. His treatise ― richly illustrated with black-and-white engravings by Holbein, D rer, Rubens, Blake, and many others ― also offers suggestions on materials and methods.
Sullivan, who came of age during the heyday of graphic design and book illustration, was a firm believer in free but faithful artistic interpretations. In The Art of Illustration, he conducts a fascinating journey through art history that ranges back and forth in time from his contemporaries -- including Beardsley, Dor , and Whistler -- to Botticelli and other old masters. Sullivan's knowledgeable and informative discourse covers symbolism, cartoons, the use of models, the illustration of poetry and plays, children's books, and a host of other topics of enduring interest to artists and art lovers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486810054
• ISBN13: 9780486810058
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"