The State Hermitage Museum. V & A. Musee D'Orsay. Louvre. The National Gallery, London: Western European painting 1250–1900. Art cyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine. Charles Vess & Greenman Press » 10 artists that I like: #8 John Bauer. The Swedish artist John Bauer is one of my all time favorite artists. He sits on my 'top shelf' right beside Arthur Rackham and a very few others. He worked in the early part of the last century but his career was cut short by a tragic boating accident that drowned him as well as his wife and their young son.
This is, I believe, the art for a Swedish postage stamp.— with Julia Still. His beautifully realized deep, deep woods are very stylized yet always feel naturalistic.— with Julia Still. So many vivid stories come to my mind when I see this image. I first encountered Bauer's work in the mid 1970s in a book titled Great Swedish Fairy Tales. It had LOTS of his pictures. I first encountered Bauer's work in the mid 1970s in a book titled Great Swedish Fairy Tales. The immensity of the forest landscape makes that giant troll seem right at home. A pear? So gloriously romantic don't you think? The little red haired troll boy is named Humpe. A sculpture of little Humpe beside a decorative drawing.
Art cyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine. Tate Kids Home. Art Through Time: A Global View. Salvador Dali | at VirtualDali.com. Site Index. Google Art Project.