Thursday, June 16, 2011

The Art of Harry Clarke

Harry Clarke (March 17, 1889–1931)

Most of these are his illustrations for editions of Goethe's Faust, Edgar Allen Poe, Swinburne and some Fairy Tales.










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Posted by James at 4:35 PM
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  1. christianJune 16, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    I want to know what's happening in that one second from the top. I think these could be put to great use in my Changeling chronicle. The black, white and gray makes me think winter Court.

    I hope you have been well. Good to see you back.

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  2. Jason ZavodaJune 16, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    That is great stuff. It looks fairly eastern European. I wonder what his unfluences were?

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  3. Zak SabbathJune 16, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    fuck yeah. Better than Aubrey Beardsley.

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  4. Spawn of EndraJune 16, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    Harry Clarke is great. I went on a minor quest while in Ireland a few years back to see his sketches and stained-glass pieces (which are incredible to see in real life). There is a series of watercolor sketches I saw in Cork that I think were mock-ups for a Poe work he was illustrating before he died. Crazy morphine-psychosis horror, really disturbing. Maybe I have some pics somewhere.

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  5. PontifexJune 16, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    You know, this is just the kind of filth...

    Just kidding, James.

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  6. JamesJune 16, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    @ Christian - Poe's Ligeia.

    @ Zak - Yes!

    @Spawn - I would love to see his glass in person!

    @ Greg - Judging from his Fairy Tale work, people were a lot more level-headed about this sort of thing, back then.

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  7. letsdamageJune 16, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    That last one's from UZUMAKI, a Japanese horror comic.

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  8. JamesJune 16, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    @Jason - My art education is virtually non-existent, so I included the Wikipedia link to get you started. :)

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  9. JamesJune 16, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    I wondered about that last, but I've seen it attributed multiple times to Mr. Clarke. Any further info would be appreciated.

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  10. KilsernJune 16, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    One of my favorite books is my edition of Poe illustrated by Clark.

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  11. Shane MangusJune 16, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    Clarke's work is inspired, to say the least. I can never get enough of his stuff.

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  12. Pere UbuJune 16, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    " That last one's from UZUMAKI, a Japanese horror comic."

    And, IMO, not even one of the most disturbing pictures from that manga.

    Aieee.

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  13. NeedlesJune 16, 2011 at 11:35 PM

    Awesome stuff! I'm a big fan of his & thanks for sharing man!

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  14. AnonymousJune 17, 2011 at 12:13 AM

    Regarding the last image, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzumaki, or do a Google image search for "uzumaki junji ito". The picture is from a story called "The Scar" in the first volume.
    The Clarke art is fantastic. Thanks for posting!

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  15. XyanthonJune 17, 2011 at 2:12 AM

    Oooohhhh, thanks for sharing. I have to go spenmd some money now ;).

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  16. anarchistJune 17, 2011 at 4:42 AM

    I have a few Harry Clarke pictures on my blog if anyone's interested:

    http://teleleli.blogspot.com/search/label/Harry%20Clarke

    Russ Nicholson (Fighting Fantasy, White Dwarf, Fiend Folio) seems to me to have been influenced by Harry Clarke.

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  17. huthJune 21, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    but I've seen it attributed multiple times to Mr. Clarke.

    Where? I'd think the obvious sound effect caption would give it away...

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