HELTOFT, KJELD — Hans Christian Andersen as an Artist

Copenhagen, Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs/rosenkilde & Bagger. 1977, Reissue. (ISBN: 8785112259) Hardcover. Book, "This is the largest selection of Hans Christian Andersen's visual art ever to have been presented in one book.In a warm, precise style, Heltoft emphasizes the connection between Andersen's writing and his visual art, and presents the book's wealth of illustrative material in an entirely original way within a framework of excerpts from Andersen's works, correspondence and diary entries. the drawings in this book have been restored to their original graphic beauty, and the festive coloring of the paper cuts has been re-created. New material has been added, and works that have been lost have now been reproduced from the author's archives and in this way serve to make the book additionally interesting. It represents the best starting-point for an appreciation of Andersen's gifts as a visual artist." 144p. + fold out. Illus (some col). Fine/Near Fine - Slight Chips.