The Art Of Heinrich Kley

June, 1954

The Art of Heinrich KleyOn this and the next four pages, you will find some of the wonderful, satirical drawings of Heinrich Kley. A German painter of some note, in the early 1900's Kley turned from portraiture and still life to the audacious pen work that has made him famous.Kley's world is a fantastic jungle of nymphs, centaurs, people as large as buildings, and elephants as small as children. His humans rarely wear clothing, but his animals may appear in top hats, coats, and spats.In Kley's w...