Arthur Rackham masterpieces

Old woman in the wood, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
Old woman in the wood
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

Art is the reflection sent back by the human soul dazzled by the splendor of beauty - Victor Hugo

Arthur Rackham's fairy illustrations

I discovered a wonderful illustration Old woman in the wood by Arthur Rackham in in a FT Weekend Magazine.

Arthur Rackham (1867-1939), born in England, was a British illustrator and artist, known for his imaginative watercolour illustrations for classic fiction and children's literature (The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, ...) and also for books for adults* like: A midsummer night's dream (1908), Undine (1909), The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie (1911), Edgar Allan Poe short stories...
He illustrated more than 60 books.

From 1884, he studied in evening classes at the Lambeth School of Art for 7 years, while also working full-time in an insurance office.
He became famous for illustrating the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales and Hans Chritian Andersen.
In 1908, he became a member of the Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours.
In 1909, he joined the Art Workers' Guild and in 1919 became its Master.


Favourite masterpieces

A midsummer Night's Dream - 1908
Dancing with the Fairies - 1906
Iris, there, with humid bow from Comus - 1921
My Sweet Changeling from Midsummer Night's Dream - 1908
Old Woman in the Wood - 1920 (conte des frères Grimm)
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens' - 1908
Sabrina rises, attended by water-nymphs from Comus - 1921 (?)
Undine Little Mermaid - 1909
Dancing with the Fairies, Elves
Dancing with the Fairies
Elves


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