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Hinko Smrekar, illus. for Krpanova kobila by Ivan Cankar, 1907

Hinko Smrekar (1883 - 1942) was a Slovenian painter, illustrator, print-maker, and caricaturist. I stumbled on his work while digging for hours in the Digital Library of Slovenia. Most of the works in this post illustrate the books of Ivan Cankar. According to his wikipedia entry, Cankar is compared to Kafka and Joyce and regarded as the greatest Slovene writer. (Just this once, I'll admit I hadn't heard of a writer. Two books in English are in print: Martin Kacur -- "a ruthless analysis and self-analysis of the failure of an abstract idealist" and Mirror of Reality and Dreams.)

Unfortunately these files are not very large, and I had no luck finding additional images from some of the books (would love to see more of "Gospo Judit" or "Pravljica" [fairy tale]). As always, I'm hoping someone will find this post and get in touch.

Hinko Smrekar, illus. for Milan in Milena by Ivan Cankar, 1913

Hinko Smrekar, illus. for Krpanova kobila by Ivan Cankar, 1907

Hinko Smrekar, illus. for Milan in Milena by Ivan Cankar, 1913

Hinko Smrekar, illus. for Krpanova kobila by Ivan Cankar, 1907

Hinko Smrekar, Pravljica, 1909

Hinko Smrekar, illus. for Gospo Judit

Hinko Smrekar, Osnutek ilustracije za "Cankarjevo knjigo", neobjavljeno

Hinko Smrekar, Neobjavljeni osnutek ilustracije

Hinko Smrekar, Ovitek zvezka DS, 1914

Hinko Smrekar, illus. for Milan in Milena by Ivan Cankar, 1913

Hinko Smrekar, illus. for Krpanova kobila by Ivan Cankar, 1907

Hinko Smrekar, illus. for Krpanova kobila by Ivan Cankar, 1907

Hinko Smrekar, illus. for Krpanova kobila by Ivan Cankar, 1907

Hinko Smrekar, Ivan Cankar as Don Quixote

Hinko Smrekar, Zavist (Sedam smrtnih grehova), 1927

This one is a tease. It must be part of a series (Seven Deadly Sins). More please.

Hinko Smrekar, illus. for Krpanova kobila by Ivan Cankar, 1907