Karel Thole (1914 – 2000)

Illustration of German pulp fiction novel by Karel Thole

Carolus Adrianus Maria Thole (1914, Netherland – 2000, Italy) is a Dutch painter. He is one of the best-known european illustrators of science fiction and the fantastique. Influenced by painters like Max Ernst, Salvador Dalí or René Magritte his style is instantly recognizable.

Via The Groovy Age of Horror.

See also: le fantastique