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A Tolkien Tapestry - Pictures to Accompany the Lord of the Rings (Hardcover, edition)
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A Tolkien Tapestry - Pictures to Accompany the Lord of the Rings (Hardcover, edition)
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This brand new full-colour art book reveals in sumptuous detail
more than 100 paintings based on The Lord of the Rings by acclaimed
Dutch artist, Cor Blok, many of which appear here for the first
time. Fifty years ago, shortly after The Lord of the Rings was
first published, Cor Blok read the work and was completely
captivated by its invention and epic storytelling. The breadth of
imagination and powerful imagery inspired the young Dutch artist,
and this spark of enthusiasm, coupled with his desire to create art
that resembled a historical artefact in its own right, led to the
creation of more than 100 paintings. Following an exhibition at the
Hague in 1961, JRR Tolkien's publisher, Rayner Unwin, sent him five
pictures. Tolkien was so taken with them that he met and
corresponded with the artist and even bought some paintings for
himself. The series bears comparison with the Bayeux Tapestry, in
which each tells an epic and complex story in deceptively simple
style, but beneath this simplicity lies a compelling and powerful
language of form that becomes more effective as the sequence of
paintings unfolds. The full-colour paintings in this new book are
presented in story order so that the reader can enjoy them as the
artist intended. They are accompanied by extracts from The Lord of
the Rings and the artist also provides an extensive introduction
illuminating the creation of the series and notes to accompany some
of the major compositions. Many of the paintings appear for the
very first time. Readers will find Cor Blok's work refreshing,
provocative, charming and wholly memorable - the bold and
expressive style that he created stands as a unique achievement in
the history of fantasy illustration. Rarely has an artist captured
the essence of a writer's work in such singular fashion; the author
found much to admire in Cor Blok's work, and what higher accolade
is there?
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