Arthur rackham

Arthur Rackham (English, 1867-1939) leading 'Golden Age' illustrator. “Undine” (novella) by Friedrich de la Motte FouquéI - Undine, a water spirit, marries a knight in order to gain a soul. Contains some themes similar to “The Little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Andersen. Read online: archive.org/stream/undine00lamo#page/n7/mode/2up

Amid the thickest darkness of World War I, a luminous beacon of the magical inside the macabre.

I know it was Shakespeare’s year last year (400 years – I suppose waiting for 500 might be asking too much) so I’m a little late celebrating by continuing this series of posts fea…

The botanical detail of Arthur Rackham's book illustrations now in the public domain.

Arthur Rackham (1867 – 1939) was an English book illustrator. Twilight dreams 1913…

Pen, Ink and watercolor Harris Museum & Art Gallery, England According to Rackham's biography, this may be associated with the book "Undine." If so, it was understandably not used since mermaids are not featured in the book. Arthur Rackham (English, 1867-1939) leading 'Golden Age' illustrator

Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) was born in London as one of 12 children. 1884 at the age of 17 he was sent on and ocean voyage to Australia to improve his fragile health. At the age of 18 he worked as a clerk at the Westminster Fire Office and began studying part-time at the Lambeth School of Art. In 1892 he left his job and started working for The Westminster Budget as a reporter and illustrator. His first book illustrations were published in 1893 in To the Other Side by Thomas Rhodes: The…

Arthur Rackham, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 1908

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