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Ludwig Bemelmans (The Illustrators)

Quentin Blake, Laurie Britton Newell, Claudia Zeff

£18.95

A visually rich insight into the life and work of this important artist and writer

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Overview

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.

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Reviews

'An exquisite resource. Images … combine engagingly with critical overview and stylistic analysis'
Times Higher Education

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Book Details

Format: PLC

Size: 24.5 x 18.7 cm

Extent: 112 pp

Illustrations: 80

Publication date: 2 May 2019

ISBN: 9780500519950

Contents List

Introduction • The Art of Ludwig Bemelmans • Endmatter

About the Author

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.

Laurie Britton Newell is a Senior Curator at the Wellcome Trust.