Hardback, black and white illustrations, 70 pages, W150mm x H215mm
The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm according to David Hockney are
like no other version you will have read before. Although inspired by
earlier illustrators of the tales, from Arthur Rackham to Edmund Dulac,
Hockneys extraordinary etchings re-imagine these strange and
supernatural stories for a modern audience, capturing their distinctive
atmosphere in a style that is recognisably the artists own.
Reprinted
for the first time since its original publication in 1969, Hockneys book
brings together some well-known tales Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin with
others that are less familiar. Informed by great art of the past,
attuned to idiosyncrasies of character and incident, and fresh in
execution and content, his illustrations invite us to read each one as
if for the first time.