Alberto Martini (1876 - 1954)

Death - The tragedy of force, from "Mysteries" 1914

Grotesque, 1915

Illustration from "Between Thee And Him Alone" published in "Raw Edges" by Perceval Landon, 1908

Ex libris diablerie for Irene Dwen Pace, 1949

The Sold Virgin

Madness, 1914

Illustration from "The Gyroscope" published in "Raw Edges" by Perceval Landon, 1908

Illustration from "Railhead" published in "Raw Edges" by Perceval Landon, 1908

Illustration from "Thurnley Abbey" published in Raw Edges by Perceval Landon, 1908

The Mermaid and Mosko

Grotesque, Mask, 1915

Animation, 1915

Aglauros Became Rock, 1947

Business Cards for Domenico Longo and Vittorio Pica, 1915

Human Heart, Frontpiece for The Mysteries, 1915

Witch, 1915

Traviso, 1914

But now that I'm awake, 1910

"Alberto Martini (November 24, 1876 – November 8, 1954) was an Italian painter, engraver, illustrator and graphic designer. Critics have described Martini's range of work from "elegant and epic" to "grotesque and macabre" and consider him one of the precursors of Surrealism." - quote source

Previous posts on Alberto Martini include the following..

Danza Macabra Europea (1915)
Edgar Allan Poe Illustrations (1905)
Illustrations from Dante's Divine Comedy (1937)
Birth - Human Suffering (1923)