Ludwig Bemelmans

Hardback

Main Details

Title Ludwig Bemelmans
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Quentin Blake
By (author) Laurie Britton Newell
Series edited by Claudia Zeff
SeriesThe Illustrators
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:112
Dimensions(mm): Height 245,Width 187
Category/GenreArt and design styles - from c 1960 to now
Individual artists and art monographs
Illustration
ISBN/Barcode 9780500519950
ClassificationsDewey:741.6092
Audience
General
Illustrations 80 Illustrations, color

Publishing Details

Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication Date 2 May 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

While almost everybody knows Ludwig Bemelmans' Madeline, the fact that the illustrator published over forty other titles remains a well-kept secret. The first title in Thames & Hudson's brand-new series, this book offers a visually rich insight into the life and work of this important artist and writer. Ludwig Bemelmans grew up under the Austro-Hungarian empire and emigrated to the United States in his late teens, just escaping the outbreak of the First World War. His illustrations for the Madeline books offer a classic vision of Paris that has created a lasting impression on millions of readers. And every illustrator would love to know how he conveyed all the emotions of a spirited little girl drawn with just a few lines and dots; how did he achieve such clarity in simplicity? Laurie Britton Newell's illustrated essay gathers material from Bemelmans' diverse oeuvre, from novels, autobiographical stories, humorous articles and comic strips to murals and menus for hotels and restaurants. The book makes accessible this mesmerizing material, which is otherwise lost to the public, and connects it to the artist's intriguing life. An icon of a fascinating era, Bemelmans through his magical work gives us glimpses of a life that embodied both hard work and glamour, in Paris and New York.

Author Biography

Sir Quentin Blake is an internationally celebrated illustrator, known for his collaborations with authors such as Roald Dahl, Russell Hoban, John Yeoman, David Walliams and Joan Aiken. A winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Hans Christian Andersen Award, he received a knighthood in 2013. He is the series consultant for The Illustrators and in 2019 published his illustrated edition of John Ruskin's King of the Golden River.

Reviews

At 111 pages, this delightful, extensively illustrated book is among the slimmer, more satisfying accounts of an artist's life, development, career and achievement.-- "The New York Times"