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32 pp.
| Prestel
| September, 2016
|
TradeISBN 978-3-7913-7265-5$14.95
(4)
K-3
Translated by Agathe Joly.
Illustrated by
Vanessa Hié.
In this origin story for Matisse's collage The Parakeet and the Mermaid, a mermaid stranded in a tree is saved by a parakeet cum human-bird-hybrid prince. The storytelling is rather sentimental, but Hié's cutouts (reworked with pencil and painting), while less abstract, capably echo Matisse's vibrant palette. A reproduction of the source painting and contextual and biographical information are appended.
32 pp.
| Prestel
| May, 2016
|
TradeISBN 978-3-7913-7214-3$14.95
(3)
K-3
Translated by Agathe Joly.
Illustrated by
Anja Klauss.
An old woman gives young Djalil a special seed. Years later, when Djalil eats the tree's fruit, he has a vision of a terrible flood and warns the kingdom before its dikes break. The folkloric-feeling story, inspired by Klimt's Tree of Life frieze, is faithfully illustrated in his lavish, decorative art nouveau style. A reproduction of the source work and biographical information are included.