Golden Age of Book Illustrations Gallery. The best and most loved children’s book illustrations of all time

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite - Art gallery of complete Illustrations from the First Edition of the book Bunch of Wild Flowers, published in 1932.

Writing children’s literature is kind of like comedy. Everyone thinks it’s easy when, in reality, it’s actually much harder than it looks. Perhaps it’s the lower page count or the simplified language, or the popular belief that kids will be satisfied with any form of entertainment – no matter how superficial. Waggle some bright objects

Kay Nielsen - Art Gallery of complete Illustrations for the First edition of Red Magic. Published by Jonathan Cape, 1930.

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite - Art gallery of complete Illustrations from the First Edition of the book Bunch of Wild Flowers, published in 1932.

The movement was pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, joined by Jean Metzinger, Albert Gleizes, Robert Delaunay, Henri Le Fauconnier, and Fernand

Pablo Picasso's African-influenced Period (1907–1909) begins with his painting Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. Picasso painted this composition in a style inspired

The movement was pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, joined by Jean Metzinger, Albert Gleizes, Robert Delaunay, Henri Le Fauconnier, and Fernand

The movement was pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, joined by Jean Metzinger, Albert Gleizes, Robert Delaunay, Henri Le Fauconnier, and Fernand

Vintage Little Golden Children's Book titled: "Machines." Published by Western Publishing Company, Inc. & copyright dated 1972 third print. The binding is still tight & in working condition & the colors are still very colorful! It is approx.: 6 1/2"W X 8"L. #B3668 CONDITION; This is a previously owned book! There is some light wear overall from age & use! There is writing on the inside of the front cover! The cover's corners & edges are lightly scuffed & there is some very light discoloring on the edges of some of the pages! No tears noted! (All flaws noted are minor and only mentioned for accuracy!)

Pablo Picasso's African-influenced Period (1907–1909) begins with his painting Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. Picasso painted this composition in a style inspired

Pablo Picasso's African-influenced Period (1907–1909) begins with his painting Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. Picasso painted this composition in a style inspired

In February 1917, Pablo Picasso made his first trip to Italy. In the period following the upheaval of World War I, Picasso produced work in a neoclassical style.

Pablo Picasso's African-influenced Period (1907–1909) begins with his painting Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. Picasso painted this composition in a style inspired

Eloise Wilkin was an artist and illustrator of many Little Golden Books. Her illustrations are sweet, memorable portraits of very young children.

Había una vez un hombre que tenía magníficas posesiones decoradas con muebles adornados con finas florituras, vajillas de oro y plata y carrozas doradas. Arthur Rackham, 1933 Pero desgraciadamente este hombre también tenía la barba azul lo que le daba un aspecto desagradable y terrible por lo que no había muchacha que no huyese ante su sola presencia. Lillete Jobin, 2013 Una de sus vecinas, una dama muy noble, tenía dos hijas de extraordinaria belleza. Jennie Harbour, 1921 Él le pidió que le diese en matrimonio a una de las dos pero ninguna de ellas quería aceptar, y se cedían el pretendiente la una a la otra. Pero su barba no era lo único que les desagradaba de él. También estaba el hecho de saber que ya se había casado en varias ocasiones y que no se había vuelto a saber nada de ninguna de sus mujeres. Zhdann Barbazul, con la intención de conocerlas mejor las invitó con su madre, tres o cuatro de sus mejores amigas y algunos otros jóvenes, a una de sus casas de campo. A. H. Watson, 1927 y pasaron allí ocho días completos. Edmund Dulac, 1910 Se dedicaron a dar paseos, ir a pescar, meredar, organizar bailes y festines. Walter Crane, 1875 Y la verdad es que lo pasaron tan bien que la menor empezó a no encontrar tan fea la barba de su anfitrión Harry Clarke y a pensar que no era tan mala persona. Edmund Dulac, 1910 En cuanto se fueron a la ciudad se celebraron los esponsales. Benjamin Lacombe Y al cabo de un mes Barbazul le dijo a su mujer que tenía que hacer un viaje urgente y que estaría fuera dos semanas. Y que en su ausencia invitase a unas amigas y que lo pasarán lo mejor posible. Mónica Calvo, 2011 Le dio las llaves de los dos grandes desvanes, la de la vajilla de los días especiales, la de los cofres donde guardaba las joyas y la llave maestras de todas las estancias. Gustave Doré, 1861 También le dejo una llave pequeñita que correspondía a su gabinete. Harry Clarke, 1922 Pero en este caso las indicaciones fueron muy distintas: Puedes abrir todas las estancias de la casa, tocarlo todo, pero por favor jamás entres en mi gabinete porque nada te podrá salvar de mi cólera. Thierry Dedieu Ella le prometió obedecer fielmente cuanto acababa de ordenársele; y él, después de darle un beso, montó en su caballo... Walter Crane, 1875 ...y emprendió el viaje. Mónica Calvo, 2011 Por supuesto las vecinas y amigas no se hicieron de rogar y en menos de lo que canta un gallo estaban visitando cada una de las estancias. Arthur Rackham, 1933 Recorrieron los gabinetes, los guadarropas, subieron a los desvanes... y no pararon de hacer elogios y de envidiar la suerte de su amiga ante tanta riqueza. Gustave Doré, 1861 Pero ésta no se divertía nada contemplando sus posesiones pues una única cosa ocupaba su cabeza y no era otra que la fuerte tentación que sentía de abrir la puerta del gabinete de su marido. Edmund Dulac, 1910 Llegó a sentirse tan invadida por la curiosidad, que sin pararse a pensar en las consecuencias que tendría, ni en lo incorrecto de su proceder, se escurrió por una escalera secreta y sin contar nada a sus amigas subió hasta el gabinete. Jennie Harbour, 1921 Una vez en la puerta, pese a meditarlo unos segundos, pudo más la tentación. Cogió la llavecita y abrió la puerta con mano temblorosa. Edmund Dulac, 1910 Al principio no vio nada, porque estaban las ventanas cerradas. Otto Brausewetter, 1865 Pero al cabo de unos instantes comenzó a darse cuenta que el suelo estaba inundado de sangre, y que en esa sangre se reflejaban los cuerpos de varias mujeres muertas, colgadas a lo largo de las paredes. Mateus Ríos ERAN LAS MUJERES DE BARBA AZUL!!! Yulia Veleeva Creyó que se moría de miedo. Incluso la llave se le cayó al suelo. Hermann Vogel, 1887 Apenas hubo recuperado el aliento se agachó para recogerla y salió de allí despavorida, cerrando la puerta tras de sí. G.P. Jacomb Hood, 1889 Como no lograba sosegar su ánimo subió a su cuarto y allí se dio cuenta de que la llave estaba cubierta de sangre. Hizo tres intentos para limpiarla, pero la sangre no salía. Por más que frotaba y frotaba la sangre permanecía allí. La llave estaba encantada. W. Heath Robinson, 1921 Y esa misma noche Barba Azul volvió a casa. En medio del camino había recibido una carta en la que se le decía que el negocio para el que se le había requerido había concluido con éxito. Kay Nielsen, 1930 Al día siguiente, Barba Azul pidió que le devolviera las llaves, y ella se las entregó con la mano tan temblorosa que no le costó nada adivinar lo que había pasado. A. H. Watson, 1927 ¿Cómo es que la llave del gabinete no está aquí con las otras? -Preguntó Barbazul Seguramente me la habré olvidado arriba, encima de la mesa. -le contestó su mujer Edmund Dulac, 1910 No dejes de dármela lo más prontro posible. Thorn Bulle Y pese a darle los más variados pretextos al final no le quedó más remedio que darle la llave. Jennie Harbour, 1921 En cuanto la vio Barba Azul le preguntó por la sangre y ella le contestó que no sabía de qué le hablaba. Walter Crane, 1875 Cómo que no sabes nada- le dijo Barbazul- Has entrado en el gabinete ¿eh? Pues volverás a entrar y ocuparás tu puesto junto con las mujeres que allí has visto. Al oír esto ella se le arrojó a los pies de su marido llorando y pidiendo perdón, con todas las muestras de un sincero arrepentimiento. Pero nada hizo cambiar de opinión a Barba Azul. Carles Ferrandiz, 1974 Por mucho que ruegues, nada me hará cambiar de opinión -le gritaba Barba Azul. A. H. Watson, 1927 Has de morir, señora mía -continúo chillando Barba Azul. A. Reypolsky Pero ella le suplicó, que ya que su destino estaba escrito, por favor, le concediera un rato para encomendarse a Dios. Te concedo medio cuarto de hora -respondió Barba Azul- ni medio minuto más. W. Heath Robinson, 1921 Una vez se vio sola, llamó a su hermana, le contó lo sucedido y le dijo: -Ana, hermana mía, sube a lo alto de la torre, mis hermanos prometieron venir a verme esta tarde. Si les ves, por favor, hazles señas para que se apresuren. Edmund Dulac, 1910 Y así lo hizo su hermana, pero cada vez que la pobre chica le preguntaba, su hemana respondía lo mismo: -No veo nada. Únicamente el sol deslumbrando y al hierba verdeando. W. Heath Robinson, 1921 Mientras tanto, Barba Azul con un machete en la mano le gritaba a su mujer: -Baja, inmediatamente o subiré yo. Edmund Dulac, 1910 Sólo un minuto, por favor un minuto- le respondía su mujer. Y al mismo tiempo, volvía a insistir. -Ana, hermana, no ves a nadie. Gustave Doré, 1861 Sí, sí veo una gran polvareda que se acerca. ¿Son mis hermanos? No, no lo siento, pasan de largo. Eric Battut, 2002 Y Barba Azul volvía a insistir: -Es que ¿no vas a bajar? Sí, sí le decía ella desde su alcoba volviendo a preguntar: -Ana, por favor, dime ¿ ves algo? Jennie Harbour, 1921 Veo a dos caballeros que se dirigen hacia acá... pero todavía están lejos...No soy capaz de asegurarlo... ¡ALABADO SEA EL SEÑOR, SON NUESTROS HERMANOS! Voy a hacerles señas para que se den prisa. Walter Crane, 1875 Pero Barba Azul, impaciente como estaba de tanto esperar, se puso a dar grandes gritos: -De nada te servirá tanta demora ¡HAS DE MORIRRR! Ch. Wischniowski Y la pobre mujer, desesperada bajó y se arrodilló a sus pies. Pero Barba Azul volvió a repetir la misma sentencia: -De nada te servirán tus ruegos. Tienes que MORIRRRR. Y cogiéndole por los cabellos con una mano y levantando la otra con un machete, se dispuso a cortarle la cabeza. Frédéric Theodore Lix Pero justo en ese instante, llamaron a la puerta con tanta fuerza que Barba Azul se detuvo en seco. Al instante entraron dos caballeros espada en mano corriendo derechos hacia Barba Azul. Walter Crane, 1875 Y pese que en un principio se apresuró a huir para ponerse a salvo: ellos lo persiguieron tan de cerca... Eric Battut, 2002 ...que lo alcanzaron antes de que consiguiera llegar a la escalinata. Gustave Doré, 1861 Y allí, sin piedad, le atravesaron el cuerpo con una espada y le dejaron moribundo en el suelo. Su pobre mujer había pasado tanto miedo que estaba casi tan muerta como su marido y no tenía fuerzas ni para abrazar a sus hermanos. Herbert Cole, 1906 Al cabo de un tiempo se descubrió que Barba Azul no había dejado más herederos que su mujer, así que nuestra protagonista quedaba como dueña de todos sus bienes. Parte del dinero lo empleó en casar a su hermana Ana con un gentilhombre que estaba enamorado de ella; otra parte la dedicó a adquirir honores para sus hermanos y el resto para casarse ella misma con un hombre bueno que le hizó olvidar todo lo que Barba Azul le había hecho pasar. Derek Sullivan Y colorín colorado nuestro Barba Azul se ha acabado. Si os ha gustado y queréis leer más cuentos clásicos contados a partir de sus mejores ilustradores, pinchad en las siguientes imágenes. La Bella durmiente Cenicienta Blancanieves Caperucita El gato con botas Pulgarcito

Golden Age Landscapes consists of various sections of famous landscape paintings that were made in the Golden Age. A wall-filling wallpaper of a painted landscape immediately creates a lot of atmosphere and depth in every room. Kek Amsterdam's designs are printed on the best non-woven wallpaper there is. This type of wallpaper is easy to apply: bring your glue with a roller directly onto your wall. It's much easier and faster. This wallpaper pattern is printed upon order. Please allow up to 2 weeks to ship out and receive tracking. Material: High quality non-woven wallpaper (165 grams, extra matte). Available Sizes: 6.4' x 9.2', 9.6' x 9.2', or 12.8' x 9.2' (w x h) Sheet Size: 19.2 inches x 9.2 feet (w x h) Sheets: 4, 6, or 8 Kek Amsterdam loves beautiful things. Especially on the wall. They design wall decoration that are slightly different. They put our heart and soul into it. Therefore their products are surprising, refreshing, and a bit quirky. From painted flowers from the Golden Age to wall-filling drawings from well-known Dutch children's books, the wallpaper collections of KEK Amsterdam are suitable for any interior. This wallpaper can best be applied with Perfax Pink (Ready & Roll) for non-woven wallpaper. Available in almost any wallpaper specialist store or do-it-yourself store. This environmentally-friendly wallpaper also meets the Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 standard. The toner is also produced completely CO2-free. The toner is even Food approved (may come into direct contact with food). The wallpaper is also free from formaldehyde and other volatile substances that can be harmful. Please note: Burke Decor does not accept wallpaper returns at this time. Why? Wallpaper is produced in batches (similar to tile) and due to dye-lot variations that occur based on when the rolls are produced, we are unable to accept returns. ...Read More *This item is excluded from sale events and not available for additional discounting or promotional offers.

Arthur Rackham (1867 – 1939) is widely regarded as one of the leading illustrators from the 'Golden Age' of British book illustration which encompassed the years from 1900 until the start of the First World War. Arthur Rackham's works have become very popular since his death, both in North America and Britain. His images have been widely used by the greeting card industry and many of his books are still in print or have been recently available in both paperback and hardback editions. His original drawings and paintings are keenly sought at the major international art auction houses. This is part 4 of an 8-part post on the works of Arthur Rackham. For full biographical notes see part 1. Part 4 features two related books: “The Rhinegold” and the “Valkyrie and Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods,” both based on operas by Richard Wagner, that constitute his Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). “The Rhinegold” was originally written as an introduction to the tripartite Ring, but the cycle is now generally regarded as consisting of four individual operas. “Twilight of the Gods” is the last opera of the cycle. The title is a translation into German of the Old Norse phrase Ragnarök, which in Norse mythology refers to a prophesied war of the gods that brings about the end of the world. However, as with the rest of the Ring, Wagner's account of this apocalypse diverges significantly from his Old Norse sources. Wagner's plans for the cycle grew backwards from the tale of the death of the hero Siegfried, to include his youth and then the story of the events around his conception and of how the Valkyrie Brünnhilde was punished for trying to save his parents against Wotan's instructions. The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie published in 1910: 1910 Cover of The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie Title page "Raging, Wotan rides to the Rock! Like a storm-wind he comes!" The frolic of the Rhine-Maidens The Rhine-Maidens teasing Alberich "Mock away! Mock! The Niblung makes for your toy!" "Seize the despoiler! Rescue the gold! Help us! Help us! Woe! Woe!" Freia, the fair one "The Rhine's pure-gleaming children told me of their sorrow" Fasolt suddenly seizes Freia and drags her to one side with Fafner Mime, howling, "Ohe! Ohe! Oh! Oh!" Mime writhes under the lashes he receives Alberich drives in a band of Niblungs laden with gold and silver treasure "Ohe! Ohe! Horrible dragon, O swallow me not! Spare the life of poor Loge!" "Hey! Come hither, and stop me this cranny!" Fafner kills Fasolt "To my hammer's swing hitherward sweep vapours and fogs! Hovering Mists! Donner, your lord, summons his hosts!" "The Rhine's fair children, bewailing their lost gold, weep" "This healing and honeyed draught of mead deign to accept from me" Hunding discovers the likeness between Siegmund and Sieglinde Sieglinde prepares Hunding's draught for the night "Siegmund the Walsung thou dost see! As bride-gift he brings this sword" Brunnhilde Fricka approaches in anger Brunnhilde slowly and silently leads her horse down the path to the cave "Father! Father! Tell me what ails thee? With dismay thou art filling thy child!" Brunnhilde stands for a long time dazed and alarmed Brunnhilde with her horse, at the mouth of the cave "I flee for the first time and am pursued. Warfather follows close he nears, he nears, in fury! Save this woman! Sisters, your help!" "There as a dread dragon he sojourns, and in a cave keeps watch over Alberich's ring" The ride of the Valkyries "Appear, flickering fire, encircle the rock with thy flame! Loge! Loge! Appear!" The sleep of Brunnhilde Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods published in 1911. 1911 Cover of Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods Title page "Nothing! Nothing! Conquering Sword!" Mime at the anvil Mime and the infant Siegfried Mime finds the mother of Siegfried in the forest Siegfried sees himself in the stream "And there I learned what love was like" "In dragon's form Fafner now watches the hoard" Mime and the wanderer Siegfried killsFafner "The hot blood burns like fire" The dwarfs quarelling over the body of Fafner "Magical rapture pierces my heart, fixed is my gaze. Burning with terror, I reel, my heart faints and fails" Brunnhilde Salutes the Sun Brunnhilde throws herself into Siegfried's arms The three Norns The Norns vanish Siegfried leaves Brunnhilde in search of adventure Siegfried hands the drinking-horn back to Gutrune, and gazes at her with sudden passion Brunnhilde kisses the ring that Siegfried has left with her "The ring upon thy hand…ah, be implored! For Wotan fling it away!" The wooing of Grimhilde, the mother of Hagen "Swear to me. Hagen, my son!" "O wife betrayed. I will avenge thy trust deceived" "Though gaily ye may laugh. In grief ye shall be left. For mocking maids, this ring ye ask shall never be yours" "Siegfried! Siegfried! Our warning is true, flee, oh flee from the curse!" Brunnhilde on Grane leaps on to the funeral pyre of Siegfried The Rhine-Maidens obtain possession of the ring and bear it off in triumph

Dans la lignée des livres d’Elsa Beskow, The story of the root children de Sibylle Von Olfers, est une histoire empreinte de douceur, de beauté et de poésie. Lien commercial L’histoire …

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Arthur Rackham (1867 – 1939) is widely regarded as one of the leading illustrators from the 'Golden Age' of British book illustration which encompassed the years from 1900 until the start of the First World War. Arthur Rackham's works have become very popular since his death, both in North America and Britain. His images have been widely used by the greeting card industry and many of his books are still in print or have been recently available in both paperback and hardback editions. His original drawings and paintings are keenly sought at the major international art auction houses. This is part 5 of an 8-part post on the works of Arthur Rackham. For full biographical notes see part 1. Aesop's Fables is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and story-teller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BC. The Greek historian Herodotus mentions in passing that "Aesop the fable writer" was a slave who lived in Ancient Greece during the 5th century BCE (Before the Common Era). Among references in other writers, Aristophanes, in his comedy The Wasps, represented the protagonist Philocleon as having learnt the "absurdities" of Aesop from conversation at banquets; Plato wrote in Phaedo that Socrates whiled away his jail time turning some of Aesop's fables "which he knew" into verses. Nonetheless, for two main reasons - because numerous morals within Aesop's attributed fables contradict each other, and because ancient accounts of Aesop's life contradict each other - the modern view is that Aesop probably did not solely compose all those fables attributed to him, if he even existed at all. This version originally published in 1912: 1912 Cover of Aesop's Fables Title page The Hare and the Tortoise The Gnat and the Lion The Crab and his Mother The Quack Frog The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea The Blackamoor The Two Pots Venus and the Cat The Travellers and the Plane-tree The Trees and the Axe The Lion, Jupiter, and the Elephant The Ass in the Lion's Skin The Bear and the Fox The Fisherman Piping The Fox and the Crow The Frogs and the Well The Frogs asking for a King The North Wind and the Sun The Oak and the Reeds The Owl and the Birds The Wolf and the Goat The Wolf and the Horse 1913 Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures: 1913 Cover of Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures Adrift Butterflies Fairy Wife Goblins Marjorie and Margaret Santa Claus Mother Goose is an imaginary author of a collection of fairy tales and nursery rhymes which are often published as Mother Goose Rhymes. As a character, she appears in one "nursery rhyme". A Christmas pantomime called Mother Goose is often performed in the United Kingdom. The so-called "Mother Goose" rhymes and stories have formed the basis for many classic British pantomimes. Mother Goose is generally depicted in literature and book illustration as an elderly country woman in a tall hat and shawl, a costume identical to the peasant costume worn in Wales in the early 20th century, but is also sometimes depicted as a goose (usually wearing a bonnet). This version originally published in 1913: 1913 Cover of Mother Goose Title page A Little Nothing Woman As I was going to St Ives... Bye, baby bunting Hark! Hark! The Dogs do Bark! Jack Sprat could eat no fat Little Miss Muffet The Fair Maid who the first of May... The Man in the wilderness asked me... There was a crooked old man... 301 There was an old woman who lived under a hill Imagina by Julia Ellsworth Ford, with illustrations by Arthur Rackham and Lauren Ford published in 1914: 1914 Cover of Imagina Frontispiece "Faerie Folk" "Please, Mermaid, come out where it is sunny." A Christmas Carol is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in 1843. The story tells of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge’s ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation resulting from supernatural visits from Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim. The book was written and published in early Victorian Era Britain, a period when there was both strong nostalgia for old Christmas traditions and an initiation of new practices such as Christmas trees and greeting cards. Dickens's sources for the tale appear to be many and varied but are principally the humiliating experiences of his childhood, his sympathy for the poor, and various Christmas stories and fairy tales. The tale has been viewed by critics as an indictment of 19th-century industrial capitalism. it has been credited with restoring the holiday to one of merriment and festivity in Britain and America after a period of sobriety and sombreness. A Christmas Carol remains popular and has never been out of print. This version originally published in 1915: 1915 Cover of A Christmas Carol Title page The air was filled with phantoms, wandering hither and thither in restless haste and moaning as they went. The way he went after that plump sister in the lace tucker! There was nothing very cheerful in the climate. The ghost of Marley visits Scrooge Little Brother and Little Sister is a well-known European fairy tale which was, among others, written down by the Brothers Grimm in their collection of Children's and Household Tales (Grimm's Fairy Tales). This version originally published in 1917: 1917 Cover of Little Brother and Little Sister Title page Instantly they lay still, all turned to stone Maid Maleen Suddenly the branches twined round her and turned into two arms. The Gnomes The True Sweetheart What did she find there?..but real ripe strawberries

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For E.T.A. Hoffmann’s The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (1924) Just when you think you’ve seen it all, life offers up another miracle. Above and below, illustrations by Artuš Scheiner (…

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