Amazing Illustrations by John Bauer in the Early 20th Century
Dag and Daga, and the Flying Troll of Sky Mountain, 1907
Born 1882 in Jönköping, Swedish painter and illustrator traveled throughout Lappland, Germany and Italy early in his career, and these cultures deeply informed his work. He painted and illustrated in a romantic nationalistic style, in part influenced by the Italian Renaissance and Sami cultures.
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Dag and Daga, and the Flying Troll of Sky Mountain, 1907
Bauer’s work is concerned with landscape and mythology, but he also composed portraits. He is best known for his illustrations of early editions of Bland tomtar och troll (Among Gnomes and Trolls), an anthology of Swedish folklore and fairy tales.
Dag and Daga, and the Flying Troll of Sky Mountain, 1907
Most of Bauer’s works are watercolors or prints in monochrome or muted colours; he also produced oil paintings and frescos. His illustrations and paintings broadened the understanding and appreciation of Swedish folklore, fairy tales and landscape.
Dag and Daga, and the Flying Troll of Sky Mountain, 1907
When Bauer was 36, he drowned, together with his wife Ester and their son Bengt, in a shipwreck on Lake Vättern in southern Sweden in 1918.
A set of amazing illustrations is part of his work that John Bauer painted in the 1900s and 1910s.
Dag and Daga, and the Flying Troll of Sky Mountain, 1907
The Seven Wishes, 1907
Giant, 1909
The Giant Who Slept for Ten Thousand Years, circa 1910s
The Old Troll of Big Mountain, circa 1910s
The Prince Without a Shadow, 1910
The Troll Ride, 1910
The Maiden in the Castle of Rosy Clouds, 1911
Bella’s Glorious Adventure, 1912
Here is a piece of magic herb for you. Something only I can find. The boy who was never afraid, 1912
Humpe climbed up on his lap, 1912
Little boy and Troll, 1912
She Kissed the Bear on the Nose, 1912
The Boy Who Was Never Afraid, 1912
The Magician’s Cape, 1912
A Forest Troll, 1913
Humpe in the Woods, 1913
Leap the Elk and Little Princess Cottongrass, 1913
Leap the Elk and Little Princess Cottongrass, 1913
Leap the Elk and Little Princess Cottongrass, 1913
The Changelings, 1913
The Changelings, 1913
The Changelings, 1913
The Magician’s Cape, 1914
The Queen’s Pearl Necklace, 1914
The Queen’s Pearl Necklace, 1914
The Ring, 1914
The Ring, 1914
When Mother Troll Took in the King’s Washing, 1914
When Mother Troll Took in the King’s Washing, 1914
Bland Tomtar och Troll-2, 1915
Bland Tomtar och Troll-2, 1915
Bland Tomtar och Troll-2, 1915
Bland Tomtar och Troll-2, 1915
Bland Tomtar och Troll-2, 1915
Trolls and princess, 1915
