Edward Koren: Eight Figures

Schubertiade Music of Brooklyn offers a large-scale, 77 x 56.5 cm, original drawing by The New Yorker's Edward Koren. The eight figures are wearing fanciful tribal or ceremonial gear. The three lower ones exhibit a general symmetry, but this does not carry over into the upper part of the sheet where the figure on the left dominates.

It is interesting to see the directions Koren's art takes when he is not working on single-panel cartoons or commissioned illustration. Here he seems concerned with matters of mass and space, movement and balance—half the creatures have only one foot on the ground. All the while, Koren brings a delightful pageantry into play. Throughout the composition, he maintains both his sense of line and his sense of humor. One surely would not mistake this for his classic work in The New Yorker, yet one also would never mistake this for the work of anyone but Ed Koren.

Edward Koren
AbeBooks listing accessed November 6, 2022

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There's a better deal. The drawing is available from the seller for $225 less on eBay than on AbeBooks, although shipping is $10 more:

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