When Nino was in his early twenties, he sent in some illustrations to a publishing company that was looking for illustrations for a new edition of Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein. He quickly got a response asking him to do all the illustrations for the book.
His introspective nature, along with the many hours he spent discussing spirituality, philosophy, and art with his friends helped shape Nino’s vision of Dr. Frankenstein’s creation. His love of fantasy and the macabre is apparent in the illustrations he made of Doctor Frankenstein’s creation; however, he also captures the human suffering of a man in search of his maker, and the pain that turns to anger when he is rejected by the doctor who gave him life.
Illustrations from the 1932 edition of the book
