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Kay Nielsen Art and Illustration
Kay Nielsen's illustrations to Grimms Fairy Tales, Old Tales from the North (East of the Sun West of the Moon), Twelve Dancing Princesses, Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales, and others. Can you see the influence of Aubrey Beardsley in his work? At Walt Disney's request, Kay Nielsen did the Bald Mountain scenes in Fantasia.
Also see Kay Nielsen Catalog by Book
Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
The Princess and The Pea: I do not know what was in my bed.
The Shadow: At the top there's a hole leads out into the wide world
Elder Mother Tree: An old, plesant-looking woman in a strange dress
The Story of a Mother: She clutched the thorns to her breast
The Story of a Mother: And they went into an unknown land
The Nightingale: At night, I listen to the Nightingale
Snow Queen: Such a heart became a block of ice
Snow Queen: As they went, it became a beautiful Spring with wild flowers
Fairy Tales of The Brothers Grimm
Decoration
Letters
East of the Sun, West of the Moon
The Wolf is WaitingEast o' the Sun, West o' the Moon
Princesses, Princesses, Princesses
The Man Gave Him Some SnowshoesTwelve Dancing Princesses
Don't Drink! I would rather marry a gardener!
The Three Princesses of Whiteland
Standing in the Earth up to their NecksThe Man Gave Him a Pair of Snowshoes
The Three Princesses in the Blue Mountains
Such a Large Flock of Birds Swept DownArabian Nights
In Powder and Crinoline
Thedr stories appear in In Powder and Crinoline, and some appear as well as other books: Minon-Minette, Felicia or The Pot of Pinks, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, Rosanie or The Inconstant Prince, The Man Who Never Laughed, John and the Ghosts, and The Czarina's Violet.
The ship headed about and sped over the depths of the sea
The Czarina Held an Archery Contest
Bismarck discovered the solider in the garden
The Old Woman Who Knew the Story
Princess Diaphanie walks in her garden
When the cock crowed the third time the fiddles stopped, and a delicious supper was served
Felicia curtsied before the Queen
She had not smiled for a whole year
The princess stopped, as if to speak to him
Surely you are not running away from me, Princess?
Red Magic
Red Magic, published in 1930, is the last book illustrated by Kay Nielsen. The illustrations consist of 53 paintings and drawings, eight in color. Of these 53 illustrations, 15 accompany the story of Aladdin. Red Magic is 'a collection of the world's best fairy tales from all countries', edited and arranged by Romer Wilson.
Frontispiece: She was Forced to Produce the Key
I see the Image of the Winged Horse
Her Charm and Beauty had Penetrated his Heart
Give Me My Barleybread in Peace and Security
Virtue has No Reward, My Friend
If a Man, who must not, Kills a She-Bear, He will Die
He Brandished his Sword Three Times
The Stargazer Looked and Looked
Kits Ahoy! I'm a Sailor Cat Today!
Dear Mr. Bruin! Tired and Wet, a Perfect Ruin!
The Heavens Seemed to be on Fire
He Gazed Into His Crystal Ball
Kay Nielsen Illustrations by Book
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fairy tales of hans christian andersen
fairy tales of the brothers grimm
east o' the sun, west o' the moon
the three princesses in the blue mountains
the three princesses of whiteland
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