One of the most renowned and best-loved illustrators of his day, English artist Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) brought countless stories and fairy tales to life though his vivid imagination and eye for telling details. Combining a sensitive use of line and subdued watercolours, he skillfully depicted forests of startling trees with claw-like roots, wholesome fairy maidens, monsters, and demons, and backgrounds filled with obscure figures. His inspired illustrations for the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm (1900) brought him his first great success, with a long and distinguished career to follow.
This collection of 55 full-colour plates, reproduced from rare early editions, contains a rich selection of Rackham's best fairy tale images: a giant terrorizing the inhabitants of an isolated village in English Fairy Tales, a wicked witch greeting two lost children on her doorstep in Hansel and Gretel, a young maiden beset by snarling wolves in Irish Fairy Tales, and many more, including illustrations from Snowdrop and Other Tales, Little Brother and Little Sister, and The Allies' Fairy Book.
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Arthur Rackham Imprint: Dover Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 280mm,
Width: 213mm,
Spine: 4mm
Weight: 245g ISBN:9780486421674 ISBN 10: 0486421678 Series:Dover Fine Art, History of Art Pages: 59 Publication Date:13 March 2002 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Unspecified