Monday, February 23, 2015

Wilhelm M. Busch 1959


Busch illustrated Balzac's Les cent contes drôlatiques in 1959. This German 200 pages + edition has a ton of incredible drawings, spontaneous and bold, showing master draughtsmanship. Inventive staging and unconventional characters make these sketches a delight to study. Work like this inspires me to no end.
It is breathtaking!
Here is a selection of images from the first half of the book. If you'd like I can do a part II in a later post.   




















9 comments:

  1. Fantastic sketches! A real golden mine to study from.
    Thank you so much sharing them!

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  2. Beautiful. Always a great moment to look at his drawings...

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  3. I wouldn't mind a part II post. These drawings are really amazing indeed!

    It would be fun to see more of your personal work too. The posts with your art school drawings were really great! : )

    Thanks for sharing as always!

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  4. Yes! want part 2! All this pictures very beautiful!

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  5. It is amazing to see what a little line can do in the hands of such a master. Great share! Thanks!

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  6. These are beautiful, I'd love to see a part 2!

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  7. A part 2 post would be awesome! These are very inspirational drawings!

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