Thursday, November 21, 2019

Harry Clarke (1889 - 1931)

Harry Clarke illustrated Edgar Allan Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination, from George Harrap & Co. Publishing, London, 1923.Interior art for Edgar Allan Poe's "Tales of Mystery and Imagination"  (1936)

Harry Clarke - "Say, rather, the rending of her coffin." Interior art for Edgar Allan Poe's Tale "The Fall of the House of Usher." ,1936"Say, rather, the rending of her coffin." Interior art for Edgar Allan Poe's Tale "The Fall of the House of Usher." (1936)

Harry Clarke - "It was the most noisome quarter of London." Illustration from Edgar Allan Poe's Tale "The Man of the Crowd", 1936"It was the most noisome quarter of London." Illustration from Edgar Allan Poe's Tale "The Man of the Crowd"(1936)

"He shrieked once, once only." Art by Harry Clarke for Poe's "Tales of Mystery & Imagination" (1936)"He shrieked once, once only." Art for Poe's "Tales of Mystery & Imagination" (1936)

"An attachment which seemed to attain new strength." Art by Harry Clarke for Poe's Tale "Metzengerstein" (1936)"An attachment which seemed to attain new strength." Art for Poe's Tale "Metzengerstein" (1936)

"Gnashing its teeth and flashing fire from its eyes, it flew upon the body of the girl." Art by Harry Clarke for Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1936)"Gnashing its teeth and flashing fire from its eyes, it flew upon the body of the girl." Art for Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1936)

"The dagger dropped gleaming upon the sable carpet." Art by Harry Clarke for Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" (1936)"The dagger dropped gleaming upon the sable carpet." Art for Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" (1936)

"I had walled the monster up within the tomb!"  Art by Harry Clarke for Poe's "The Black Cat" (1936)"I had walled the monster up within the tomb!"  Art for Poe's "The Black Cat" (1936)

"It was a fearful page in the record of my existence." Art by Harry Clarke for Poe's Tale "Berenice." (1936)"It was a fearful page in the record of my existence." Art for Poe's Tale "Berenice." (1936)

"But, for many minutes, the heart beat on with a muffled sound." Art by Harry Clarke for Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" (1936)"But, for many minutes, the heart beat on with a muffled sound." Art  for Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" (1936)

 "They swarmed upon me in ever-accumulating heaps." Art by Harry Clarke for Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" (1936)"They swarmed upon me in ever-accumulating heaps." Art for Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" (1936)

Harry Clarke - Art for Edgar Allan Poe's "Fall of the House of Usher", 1936Edgar Allan Poe's "Fall of the House of Usher", 1936

Harry Clarke  - "Deep, deep, and forever, into some ordinary and nameless grave." Art for Edgar Allan Poe's "The Premature Burial", 1936"Deep, deep, and forever, into some ordinary and nameless grave." Art for Edgar Allan Poe's "The Premature Burial", 1936


Harry Clarke - Art for Edgar Allan Poe's "Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" 1936Edgar Allan Poe's "Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" 1936

Harry Clarke  - Art for Edgar Allan Poe's "King's Pest", 1936Edgar Allan Poe's "King's Pest", 1936

Harry Clarke - "Methinks, a million fools in choir are raving and will never tire." interior art for Goethe's Faust, 1927"Methinks, a million fools in choir are raving and will never tire." interior art for Goethe's Faust, 1927

Margaret: "Drest thus, I seem a different creature!" Art by Harry Clarke for Goethe's Faust (1927)Margaret: "Drest thus, I seem a different creature!" Art for Goethe's Faust, 1927

Mephistopheles: "Is there anything in my poor power to serve you?" Art by Harry Clarke for Goethe's Faust (1927)Mephistopheles: "Is there anything in my poor power to serve you?" Art for Goethe's Faust, 1927

Siebel: "Clustering grapes invite the hand." Art by Harry Clarke for Goethe's Faust (1927)Siebel: "Clustering grapes invite the hand." Art for Goethe's Faust, 1927

Mephistopheles: "Come - she is judged!" Art by Harry Clarke for Goethe's Faust (1927)Mephistopheles: "Come - she is judged!" Art for Goethe's Faust, 1927

Mephistopheles: "Forward! forward! faster! faster!" Art by Harry Clarke for Goethe's Faust (1927)Mephistopheles: "Forward! forward! faster! faster!" Art for Goethe's Faust, 1927

Harry Clarke - Illustration for Faust, 1925Illustration for Faust, 1925

Harry Clarke - Fifth decoration in "Faust" by Goethe, 1925
 Decoration in "Faust" by Goethe, 1925

Margaret: "Does not death lurk without?" Art by Harry Clarke for Goethe's Faust (1927)Margaret: "Does not death lurk without?" Art by Harry Clarke for Goethe's Faust (1927)

Wizards and Warlocks: "On a road like this men droop and drivel, while woman goes fearless and fast to the devil." Art by Harry Clarke for Goethe's Faust (1927)Wizards and Warlocks: "On a road like this men droop and drivel, while woman goes fearless and fast to the devil." Art by Harry Clarke for Goethe's Faust (1927)

Tailpiece by Harry Clarke for Goethe's Faust (1927). Signed, Limited American EditionTailpiece for Goethe's Faust (1927). Signed, Limited American Edition

Harry Clarke - "How heavenly Fair the Form that shines: in this enchanted glass" interior art for Goethe's Faust, 1927"How heavenly Fair the Form that shines: in this enchanted glass" interior art for Goethe's Faust, 1927

Harry Clarke - I'LL FLY FROM THIS PLACE, WITH ONE BOUND, TO HELL, OR ANYWHERE, TO LEAVE 'EM, 1935
"I'll fly from this place, with one bound, to hell, or anywhere, to leave 'em." 1935

Harry Clarke - "Let him have his head cut off!"From "The Traveling Companion" from Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales, 1916 "Let him have his head cut off!"From "The Traveling Companion" from Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales, 1916

Harry Clarke - “‘I know what you want,’ said the sea witch." Illustration from "The Little Sea Maid," Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, 1916“‘I know what you want,’ said the sea witch." Illustration from "The Little Sea Maid," Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, 1916

Harry Clarke - "How do you manage to come on the great rolling river?"From "The Snow Queen" from Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales, 1916"How do you manage to come on the great rolling river?"From "The Snow Queen" from Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales, 1916

Harry Clarke - "'Music! Music!' cried the Emperor. 'You little precious golden bird, sing!'" From "The Nightingale" from Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales, 1916"'Music! Music!' cried the Emperor. 'You little precious golden bird, sing!'" From "The Nightingale" from Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales, 1916

Harry Clarke - "'But how will I find the money?' asked the soldier."From "The Tinder Box," from Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales, 1916"'But how will I find the money?' asked the soldier."From "The Tinder Box," from Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales, 1916

Harry Clarke - "'Don't give yourself airs,' said the old man."From "The Elf Hill" from Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales, 1916"'Don't give yourself airs,' said the old man."From "The Elf Hill" from Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales, 1916

Harry Clarke - SilenceSilence

Harry Clarke – Illustration from Selected Poems of Charles Swinburne, 1928Illustration from Selected Poems of Charles Swinburne, 1928

Art for the Poem "The Leper" by Harry Clarke in "Selected Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne" (1928)Art for the Poem "The Leper" by Harry Clarke in "Selected Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne" (1928)

Art for the Poem "Faustine" by Harry Clarke in "Selected Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne" (1928)Art for the Poem "Faustine" by Harry Clarke in "Selected Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne" (1928)

Harry Clarke - "The Last Hour of the Night,"  illustration for Dublin of the Future, 1922"The Last Hour of the Night,"  illustration for Dublin of the Future, 1922

Harry Clark - Judith slaying Holofernes, early 20th CJudith slaying Holofernes, early 20th C

Harry Clarke - Mephistopheles, for "Faust" by Goethe, 1925Harry Clarke - Mephistopheles, for "Faust" by Goethe, 1925

Harry Clarke - Mephistopheles

Harry Clarke - Decoration in Faust by Goethe, 1925Decoration in "Faust" by Goethe, 1925

Harry Clarke - Second decoration in Faust by Goethe, 1925Decoration in "Faust" by Goethe, 1925

Harry Clarke - Third decoration in "Faust" by Goethe, 1925Decoration in "Faust" by Goethe, 1925

Harry Clarke - Fourth decoration in "Faust" by Goethe, 1925Decoration in "Faust" by Goethe, 1925

Harry Clarke - Sixth decoration in "Faust" by Goethe, 1925Decoration in "Faust" by Goethe, 1925

Harry Clarke - Second Interior art from Edgar Allan Poe's "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" 1923Interior art from Edgar Allan Poe's "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" 1923

Harry Clarke - Interior art from Edgar Allan Poe's "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" 1923Interior art from Edgar Allan Poe's "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" 1923

Harry Clarke – 2nd interior decoration from Selected Poems of Charles Swinburne, 1928Interior decoration from Selected Poems of Charles Swinburne, 1928

Harry Clarke – Interior decoration from Selected Poems of Charles Swinburne, 1928Interior decoration from Selected Poems of Charles Swinburne, 1928


A brief biography of the artist can be found at Wikipedia. 

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