Carolus A. M. Thole KAREL THOLE

1 edition · 4 works

Karel Thole alias Carolus A. M. Thole (Bussum April 20, 1914 - Cannobio March 26, 2000) Following his artistic vocation, Karel attended the drawing faculty at the prestigious location of the “Rijksmuseum” in Amsterdam. The first years of work are addressed to the advertising and "billboard" field. After the war, his activity moved towards the world of illustration and publishing. Karel collaborates with more than fifty different publishers, he is the illustrations for the Dutch version of the famous Guareschi saga “Don Camillo”. In 1958 he moved with his whole family to Milan, Italy. After having worked for some publishing houses, including “Rizzoli”, it was with “Mondori” that Thole achieved success. with the covers of the science fiction series “Urania”. In 1993 he moved with his wife to Cannobio, on Lake Maggiore. His latest cover for the “Urania” collection is that of issue 1330, published in 1998.Read more

Editions

2015Anteprima4