John Bauer (Swedish painter and illustrator) 1882 - 1918
I Villande Skogen (Lyssnande och Spejande Genomströvade han Skogen), ca. 1906
watercolour, heightening white, indian ink and pencil on paper
19 x 18.5 cm. (7.48 x 7.28 in.)
signed John Bauer
private collection
Original illustration for the children's fairytale "Kungens starkaste man", originally published in "Lilleputt. Barnens minsta julbok utgifven af Stina Quint", no. 4, 1906.
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John Bauer is known in Sweden for his beautiful, mysterious and evocative fairy tale illustrations. Best known is the tale of the princess Tuvstarr and Skutt the Moose. The Moose takes the princess from the Dream Castle meadow to the great forest. There she meets elves who take her crown away from her. Then the witch of the woods steals her silk dress and in the end the deep tarn takes her golden heart. The princess does not want to leave the pond, but stays with her ??heart and lose because of that both mind and memory.
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