Comments on: John Bauer

By: just a fairytale fan :)

just a fairytale fan :) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:19:12 +0000

oh http://pimmelina.blogg.se/images/hast_1177409191_1191923230.jpg

By: just a fairytale fan :)

just a fairytale fan :) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:11:33 +0000

he is truly amazing and unique, underrated. also in sweden I think. he also did a lot of fairy tale illustrations to the long-living swedish nationwide fairytale series ” bland tomtar och troll”, you can get them ( if you would want, there are lot of amazing illustrators :) ) at the very good swedish antiqvaria site ; antikvariat.net

an AWESOME swedish fairytale illustrator who also did a lot of work for Bland tomtar och troll but is SO underrated, he also did a lot of gore and horror but like in the 60s, which are really creepy ( so deep) , also a lot of sexy girls and monstruous men, but also very magical fairytales is HANS ARNOLD; look at his site; http://www.hansarnold.se ( under construction :/ )

pimmeline.blogg.se/images/hast_1177409191_1191923230.jpg

he has done loads and loads of pictures, all very precious and unique. not as high-artsy perhaps but lots of imagination and talent.

By: Tri Dotter

Tri Dotter — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:56:05 +0000

i love the beauty of this picture. the innocence is captured by the princess, but the trolls also have a sense of benevolent and gentle curiosity. this is lovely. I will definately tell more people about this artist.

By: Eetu PellonpÃ¤Ã¤

Eetu PellonpÃ¤Ã¤ — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:09:28 +0000

John Bauer really captured enchanting feelings in his beautiful and brilliant illustrations. Nice to see him being promoted for the audiences! I’ll have to search for his books when visiting Sweden next time.

As an anecdote, his “Tuvstarr” picture has been used in music album covers, f.ex. in BIS 1996 release of Jean Sibelius “The Wood-Nymph” recording, and in the rock album “Second Sight” by Danish Culpeper’s Orchard from year 1972.

By: mira

mira — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 22:37:41 +0000

Just to provide some added info – yes, there is a permanent, quite nicely executed permanent exhibition of John Bauer’s work at JÃ¶nkÃ¶pings LÃ¤nsmuseum. (Also, the translation of Bland tomtar och troll is actually Among Gnomes and Trolls.)

By: Charley Parker

Charley Parker — Tue, 09 May 2006 12:54:51 +0000

Thanks, all, for your comments. I’m glad to hear the English language link is working on the site now. It’s unfortunate there isn’t more information about Bauer in English and other languages, his work deserves wider appreciation.

By: Mariana

Mariana — Thu, 04 May 2006 23:27:13 +0000

His work looks so modern to me! Thanks for writing about him, I don’t think I had ever seen this artist’s work. You have a wonderful blog. It’s great that you can convey your appreciation for art in such a concise, not pretentious way.

By: Tanja

Tanja — Tue, 02 May 2006 03:01:49 +0000

Just wanted to let you know that the English Flag link is working this evening. Love this artist! I’ll definitely be asking my Tante Annelise to send me a book on this artist this summer…she happens to live in Sweden. Yay! :)

By: marie

marie — Mon, 01 May 2006 19:10:32 +0000

This is my new favorite painting ever! The imagery speaks so much to a childish fantasy on a very adult level.

By: Jesper Svedberg

Jesper Svedberg — Mon, 01 May 2006 17:34:18 +0000

Yes, John Bauer's work really deserves to reach a wider audience outside of Sweden. One of the reasons for his relative obscurity though is that he died only 35 years old, together with his family, when the ferry they travelled on sank. There appears to be a collection of Swedish Folk Tales that features many of his illustrations available on Amazon. Another Swedish artist you really should check out is Carl Larsson. His work is especially interesting in that it mixes ink and water colour in a very attractive way, that has been influential on many later illustrators. You can find his paintings here and here.