The Adventures of the Devil
Illustrations by Rafael Barradas for Las aventuras del diablo by Juan Buj (1916)
Bio for Barradas (1890–1929) via Find a Grave:
Painter. Born of Spanish parents in Montevideo, Uruguay, he moved to Barcelona in 1913, where he would spend most of his career. He worked as illustrator for the magazine "Alfar," and with Jorge Luis Borges for "Tableros." Barradas became a leader of the avant-garde in Spanish painting... He died shortly after his return to Montevideo.
Here's a photo of Barradas with Bunuel, Lorca, and co.
Like last week's Bagaría post, the images come from the Colecciones Artísticas Fundación Mapfre.
Las flores envenenadas / Poisoned flowers
Ed.: As a lifelong allergy sufferer—hell on earth!—I love this angel of Death introducing a girl to flowers of evil.
Cupido satánico (Satanic Cupid)
La abstracción del abismo (The abstraction of the abyss)
Corazón de Jesús / Vaso sagrado (Heart of Jesus / Sacred Vessel)
Cruzando el firmamento (Across the sky)
Visión del cielo (Vision of the sky)
Predestinados (Predestined)
La tentación (The Temptation)
Los ángeles lloran (The angels weep)
Cuerpos y almas (Bodies and Souls)
1921 book cover by Barradas via Iliazd
I left a comment on Iliazd's post of this cover three years ago...always fun to find the moldy breadcrumbs.
I look forward to finding a lot more work by Barradas:
