Illustration in older literary publications of Ivan Cankar

Predmet magistrske naloge je ilustracija (likovna oprema) starejših knjižnih izdaj pisatelja Ivana Cankarja (1876–1918), in sicer del, ki so izšla za časa njegovega življenja. Na slovenskem ozemlju je bila na prelomu iz 19. v 20. stoletje še posebej izstopajoča ilustracija, ki se je napajala iz secesije. V času okrog 1900 je bil pomen ilustracije bistveno večji kakor danes. Med pisateljem Cankarjem in likovnimi umetniki (Ivanom Jagrom (1871–1959), Matijo Jamo (1872–1947), Hinkom Smrekarjem (1883–1942) in drugimi) so se spletle tesne prijateljske vezi, kar se je odražalo v njihovem uspešnem sodelovanju. V nalogi so analizirana tudi naslednja vprašanja, kako so sodelovali založnik, pisatelj in ilustrator, od kod so prihajali umetniški vplivi, koliko pozornosti je v primerjavi z besedilom bilo namenjene ilustraciji, v kolikšni meri so bila v pisateljevem času ilustrirana sodobna književna dela in kako je bila ilustracija sprejeta s strani kritikov. Podrobneje so obravnavane ilustracije Hinka Smrekarja za knjigo Krpanova kobila. Osvetljena sta vloga knjižnih založnikov pri izdaji knjig in vprašanje, kakšno vrsto literature so izdajalinaloga poskuša odgovoriti na vprašanje, kako so določali oziroma se odločali, kateri deli besedila bodo ilustrirani (oziroma ali je bila izbira prepuščena samemu likovnemu umetniku) in na kakšen način so izbirali ilustratorje (je bilo to na podlagi priporočil, prijateljskih vezi ali česa drugega). Posebej je izpostavljen pomembni založnik slovenskih modernistov – Leopold (Lavoslav) Schwentner (1865–1952), ki je s Cankarjem razvil dolgoletno in plodno sodelovanje. V sklepu so podana ključna spoznanja magistrskega dela in izpostavljen znanstveni prispevek k umetnostnozgodovinskemu področju. Naloga vključuje seznam in katalog prvih Cankarjevih ilustriranih izdaj.The subject of the graduation thesis is illustration (artwork) of older book editions by author Ivan Cankar (1876–1918), more specifically, works published during his lifetime. Illustration powered by the secession period was especially prominent on the territory of Slovenia at the turn of the 19th century. At the time around 1900, the importance of illustration was significantly higher than nowadays. Bonds of friendship formed between author Cankar and visual artists (Ivan Jager (1871–1959), Matija Jama (1872–1947), Hinko Smrekar (1883–1942) and others), which reflected in their successful collaboration. Along with artists who illustrated Cankar’s works, the thesis also discusses the collaboration between the publisher, the author and the illustrators, where the artistic influences came from, how much emphasis was put into illustration in comparison with the text, to which extent contemporary literary works were illustrated and how illustration was received by the critics. The thesis features a detailed analysis of Hinko Smrekar’s illustrations for the book Krpanova kobila (Krpan’s Mare). It sheds light on the role of publishers in book publishing and what kind of literature they were publishingthe thesis is trying to answer how decisions were made about which parts of the text would be illustrated (or whether the choice was left to the artists themselves) and how the illustrators were chosen (on the basis of recommendations, friendship or other). Special emphasis is given to an important publisher of Slovenian modernists Leopold (Lavoslav) Schwentner (1865–1952) who developed a long and fertile cooperation with Cankar. The conclusion offers the key findings of the graduation thesis and highlights the scientific contribution to the field of art history. The thesis includes a list and catalogue of Cankar’s first illustrated editions