书目

Tintin: Herge's Masterpiece

内容简介

ThedefinitivemonographontheartofTintin.SincehefirstappearedinHergé’sweeklycartoonstripinLePetitVingtièmeinBrusselsin1929,Tintinhasbecomeoneofthemostcelebratedcharactersinthecomicworld.Withmorethan200millioncopiesofthefamoustwenty-four“albums”soldworldwide,Hergé’siconicherohasexplodedgenresandexpectations,bringingreadersofallagestohisstoriesfortheiruniquemixtureofartistry,history,andadventure.DrawingonthearchivesoftheHergéMuseuminBrussels,thisbooklooksattheevolutionofHergé’sartwork,fromthesimplicityoftheearlynewspaperstripstothesophisticatedgraphicworkofthelaterbooks.Anavidartcollector,HergéwasinspiredbyOldMastersbutinfatuatedwithgraphicdesignandmodernart,fromtheConstructivistworkhestudiedinhisyouthtotheLichtensteinsandMiróshewouldtraveltoseeinhismaturity.WrittenbytheBelgianartcriticPierreSterckx—andtranslatedbytheBritishexpertonTintin,MichaelFarr—thisisthedefinitivebookontheartofTintin.Withrarelyseenpencilsketches,characterdrawings,andwatercolorsalongsideoriginalartworkfromthefinishedstories,thebookilluminatesTintin’sprogressfromwhimsicalcaricaturetoprofoundiconandrevealsHergé’sparalleldevelopmentfromcartoonisttoartist.

作者简介

PierreSterckxisajournalistandartcritic.HeistheauthorofseveralbooksonTintinandHergé,aswellasmonographsonartistsfromPabloPicassotoAndyWarhol.MichaelFarrisaBritishjournalistandanexpertontheTintincanon.Aswellaswritingseveraloriginalbooksonthesubject,hehastranslatedmanyofHergé’salbumsintoEnglish.

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