Arthur Rackham

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From my own perspective Arthur Rackham remains the greatest artist from The Golden Age of Illustration which lasted from the 1880s up until around WWII. Rackham first rose to prominence with his strangely compelling illustrated works that featured all of the various elements of the greatest myths, fables, and fairy tales. The artwork that he produced contained all of the whimsy, romance, adventure, and grotesquerie that was found in their accompanying narratives. Rackham’s images became so ingrained in the minds of many children that his illustrations almost defined the essence of fantasy and legend for generations. Personally, I’ve always found his unique combination of innocent beauty with eeriness, and often tragedy, to be emotionally moving. I can’t think of any other artist in the world of illustration who managed to so evocatively retell the stories of the past with such imagination and believability.

“Soon She Was Lost to Sight in the Danube” (1909)

“Freya” (1909)

“The Third Time She Wore the Star-Dress which Sparkled with Every Step” (1917)

“At This the Whole Pack Rose Up into the Air, and Came Flying Down Upon Her” (1907)

“It Seemed as if a Sudden Swarm of Winged Creatures Brushed Past Her” (1922)

“Thor” (1910)

“The Waiting Maid Sprang Down and Maid Maleen Followed” (1917)

“Brünnhilde” (1910)

“Brünnhilde Kisses the Ring” (1911)

“Marjorie and Margaret” (1912)

“How Sire Launcelot Fought with a Fiendly Dragon” (1917)

“Titania Lying Asleep” (1908)

"When the Storm Threatened to Burst on Their Heads" (1909)

“When the Storm Threatened to Burst on Their Heads” (1909)

“And Now They Never Meet in Grove or Green, By Fountain Clear or Spangled Starlight Sheen, But They Do Square” (1908)

“The Magic Cup” (1908)

“Where Is Pease-Blossom?” (1907)

: “Soon She Was Lost to Sight in the Danube” (1909)

: “Freya” (1909)

: “The Third Time She Wore the Star-Dress which Sparkled with Every Step” (1917)

: “At This the Whole Pack Rose Up into the Air, and Came Flying Down Upon Her” (1907)

: “It Seemed as if a Sudden Swarm of Winged Creatures Brushed Past Her” (1922)

: “Thor” (1910)

: “The Waiting Maid Sprang Down and Maid Maleen Followed” (1917)

: “Brünnhilde” (1910)

: “Brünnhilde Kisses the Ring” (1911)

: “Marjorie and Margaret” (1912)

: “How Sire Launcelot Fought with a Fiendly Dragon” (1917)

: “Titania Lying Asleep” (1908)

: “When the Storm Threatened to Burst on Their Heads” (1909)

: “And Now They Never Meet in Grove or Green, By Fountain Clear or Spangled Starlight Sheen, But They Do Square” (1908)

: “The Magic Cup” (1908)

: “Where Is Pease-Blossom?” (1907)