Caruso's Caricatures
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
A fascinating intersection of fine art and operatic legend, Caruso's Caricatures presents the remarkably witty and surprisingly skilled visual artwork of one of history's greatest tenors, Enrico Caruso, whose talent for caricature rivaled his celebrated voice. The collection showcases hundreds of his pen-and-ink drawings, which he produced prolifically throughout his career, capturing fellow performers, conductors, critics, and public figures with sharp humor and an unerring eye for comic exaggeration. Caruso's caricatures were widely published in newspapers and magazines of the early twentieth century, earning him genuine acclaim as a visual artist quite apart from his operatic fame. The tone throughout is playful and irreverent, illustrating how Caruso used his art as both a personal outlet and a form of affectionate social commentary on the glamorous, high-pressure world of grand opera. This treasury of drawings stands as a unique historical document, offering an intimate and often hilarious glimpse into the personalities and culture of the golden age of opera.
Author: Enrico Caruso
Format: Paperback
Published: 1977, Dover Publications, Inc.
Genre: Cartoons & comic strips
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
A fascinating intersection of fine art and operatic legend, Caruso's Caricatures presents the remarkably witty and surprisingly skilled visual artwork of one of history's greatest tenors, Enrico Caruso, whose talent for caricature rivaled his celebrated voice. The collection showcases hundreds of his pen-and-ink drawings, which he produced prolifically throughout his career, capturing fellow performers, conductors, critics, and public figures with sharp humor and an unerring eye for comic exaggeration. Caruso's caricatures were widely published in newspapers and magazines of the early twentieth century, earning him genuine acclaim as a visual artist quite apart from his operatic fame. The tone throughout is playful and irreverent, illustrating how Caruso used his art as both a personal outlet and a form of affectionate social commentary on the glamorous, high-pressure world of grand opera. This treasury of drawings stands as a unique historical document, offering an intimate and often hilarious glimpse into the personalities and culture of the golden age of opera.