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)

Wednesday, November 20, 2019