Saturday, March 18, 2017

Alberto Martini (1876 - 1954)

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

Alberto Martini - Grotesque 2, 1915Grotesque, 1915

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

Alberto Martini - Ex libris diablerie for Irene Dwen Pace, 1949Ex libris diablerie for Irene Dwen Pace, 1949

Alberto Martini - The Sold VirginThe Sold Virgin

Alberto Martini - Madness, 1914Madness, 1914

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

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

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

Alberto Martini - The Mermaid and MoskoThe Mermaid and Mosko

Alberto Martini - Grotesque, Mask, 1915Grotesque, Mask, 1915

Alberto Martini - Animation, 1915Animation, 1915

Alberto Martini - Aglauros Became Rock, 1947Aglauros Became Rock, 1947

Alberto Martini - Business Cards for Domenico Longo and Vittorio Pica, 1915Business Cards for Domenico Longo and Vittorio Pica, 1915

Alberto Martini - Human Heart, Frontpiece for The Mysteries, 1915Human Heart, Frontpiece for The Mysteries, 1915

Alberto Martini - Witch, 1915Witch, 1915

Alberto Martini - Traviso, 1914Traviso, 1914

Alberto Martini - But now that I'm awake, 1910But 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) 

 

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