American Illustration 41 Winners

'Best Seller' O Henry.

Best Seller by O Henry. Stories For Book Lovers. March 2021. I was commissioned to illustrate a book of selected stories by renowed authors such as Fitzgerald or Chéjov. The common thread of the stories is the literary world in its broader sense. I made 16 illustrations (7 double and 9 single pages), cover, endpapers and some spot illustrations. This is the illustration for 'Best Seller' by O Henry. The story is about a man who is critical with the typical bestsellers' love stories, but at the same time his own love story is an example of that: a man meets a girl, and in spite of their social differences, they become happily married. The illustration shows the man in front of his father in law's house. He is determined to talk to him, despite the difference in their social status.

'The Legend of Barcelona's Bookseller Murderer'

The Legend of Barcelona's Bookseller Murderer. Stories For Book Lovers. March 2021. I was commissioned to illustrate a book of selected stories by renowed authors such as Fitzgerald or Chéjov. The common thread of the stories is the literary world in its broader sense. I made 16 illustrations (7 double and 9 single pages), cover, endpapers and some spot illustrations. This illustration is for 'The Legend of Barcelona's Bookseller Murderer'. The tale is about a bookseller who is so obsessed with books that he starts to kill people to collect their books. There are some versions of the tale; in one of those, the bookseller starts a fire and goes into a burning house to get some rare books.In my illustration I tried to show an image that reflects this madness using smoke as a dynamic element.