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The Art of Gustave Doré
dramatic composition is unmistakable. In one word, his work is sublime.
It has been claimed that no artist has ever been more familiar with the subtleties of colour that form the gamut of tones and semitones between black and white, nor handled them with greater skill and delicacy. In some ways, it is as though human nature has been thoroughly imbued with the allegorical - as well as the artistic - significance of nature's great resolvent: tone.
Doré's art appeals to the heart, the intellect, the love of humanity and the inspiration of the human Soul towards grand ideas. It is art that outlasts change, fashion, death and decay. In his lighter works, as in those that are more serious, Doré shows in even the smallest details of creation the universality of genius. His art illustrates famous allegory on a colossal scale - to delight young and old.
One can form the impression that something supernatural and unearthly, something that belongs to the realm of the unseen has been revealed through the genius of Doré. To the lovers of his drawing, Doré presents a splendid phantasmagoria of shapes that never were on sea or land and yet are intensely real, warm and vital. In doing so, he is sympathetic to Nature in all her phases, adding an intuitive and instinctive grasp of the Soul of cosmic forces.
We invite you to take the time to peruse the wonderful artwork from Gustave Doré that is included in the Collection - to view images from any one of Doré's suites listed below, simply 'click' on the hyperlinks embedded within the titles and the images.
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