The Art of Willy Pogany (Spirit of the Ages Collection)

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The Art of Willy Pogány

Willy Pogány (1882-1955) was another of the artists identified with the Golden Age of Illustration. He was a prolific contributor to both childrens' and adult books - providing illustrations to over 100 titles. His Art Nouveau influenced work is simply stunning.

The Willy Pogány Collection at Spirit of the Ages includes art images from some of Pogány's seminal work. As a valuable reference resource, options are also provided for purchasing a range of gifts, including reproduction prints, posters and greeting cards.

Departing from his native Hungary, Pogány lived in London for 10 years from 1906 - illustrating a number of books during that time, including Faust (1908) and the most elaborate of his numerous interpretations of Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (1909). That 1909 version of Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám included calligraphy throughout and profuse sumptuous decoration in addition to the colour tipped-in plates.

Prior to his emigration to the United States of America in 1914, Pogány also completed what are considered to be his masterpieces, with contributions to Wagner's trilogy of

Above, we show a vintage

photograph of Willy Pogány

Tannhäuser (1911), Parsifal (1912) and Lohengrin (1913).

Fabulous work followed his relocation to the United States of America, including his magnificent monotone work for

The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi (1931) and The Light of Asia; or, The Great Renunciation (Mahâbhinishkramana)

being The Life and Teaching of Gautama (1932).

We invite you to take the time to peruse the wonderful artwork from Edmund Dulac that is included in the Collection -

to view images from any one of Dulac's suites or paintings listed below, simply 'click' on the hyperlinks embedded within

the titles and the images.

*Faust* 31 images	*A Treasury of Verse* *for Little Children* 7 images	*Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám* 24 images	*The Blue Lagoon* 13 images

*The Rime of the Ancient Mariner* 20 images	*Tannhäuser* 58 images	*Parsifal* 16 images	*Lohengrin* 8 images

*The Adventures of Odysseus and* *the Tale of Troy* 8 images	*The King of Ireland's Son* 4 images	*The Kasidah of* *Haji Abdu El-Yezdi* 12 images	*The Light of Asia* 12 images

*The Song Celestial* 18 images	*My Poetry Book* 8 images	*Sonnets from the Portuguese* More than 10 images	*The Golden Cockerel* More than 20 images

*The Frenzied Prince* 29 images	*The Faërie Queene* 1 image	*King John* 1 image