Léon Dorn is one of the most famous medical illustrators in the world. Even today, at 80 years of age, he continues to pursue his work with the same enthusiasm. His work coincides with his great passion: the representation of the human body. Anatomy holds no secrets for him. He has spent countless hours in operating theatres, dissecting rooms and with himself; when Léon Dorn is drawing hands, he is drawing his own hands
What is the method of Léon Dorn? Another form of this fascinating question could be: How is the genesis of a definitive drawing? The secret of Léon Dorn is based on two principles:
1. An excellent knowledge of anatomy. As Léon Dorn has worked with many surgeons from different specialties, he has indepth knowledge of the anatomy of the human body. Moreover, he has contributed to several books on anatomy. It can be said that during his entire professional life Dorn has continued to compare anatomy as described and taught in books with real-life anatomy as encountered in operating rooms and theatres.
2. The second principle issues from the first. Léon Dorn draws ‘live’. In his professional life he is permanently on the move to attend surgical operations and dissections. The vast majority of his illustrations have not been drawn from photographs or rough sketches made by surgeons but from what he has seen and observed
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