ebooks Willy Pogaacute;ny Rediscovered (Dover Fine Art; History of Art) by Willy Pogaacute;ny in Arts-Photography

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Famed in the early twentieth century for his Art Nouveaundash;style depictions of episodes from mythology; Willy Pogaacute;ny illustrated books for readers of all ages. This collection mdash; featuring the best examples of design; illustration; and calligraphy from the artists early career mdash; returns a long-neglected master illustrator to the public eye.The Hungarian-born artist studied in Paris and worked in London for a decade before his arrival in the United States in 1915. In addition to his successes as a muralist; set designer; and art instructor; Pogaacute;ny illustrated more than 100 books. This is the first collection of his selected works; featuring many hard-to-find images that have been out of print for more than 80 years. More than 100 color and black-and-white illustrations include scenes from fairy tales and adventure stories such as Wagners "Ring" cycle of Parsifal; Lohengrin; and Tannhauml;user. Other sources of inspiration include a 1908 edition of Faust; Gullivers Travels; and Nathaniel Hawthornes A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales.