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Gustave Doré: Adrift on Dreams of Splendor
The first serious attempt at an English Language biography of Gustave Dore for over a century, and the only significant biography available in any language. In the 19C Dore was unchallenged as the world's greatest illustrator. He also was one of the pioneers of the comic strip & an incisive caricaturist. The English and Americans saw him as one of the worlds great painters. And he created some beautiful sculptures. Ahead of his time, artists from Van Gogh and Picasso to Henry Irving and Cecil B Demille were influenced by him.
352 pages, Hardcover
First published July 1, 1995
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