Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Illustration: Tenggren's D'Aulnoy and Good Dog Book
This post is just the tip of the iceberg... see The Top Ten Reasons To Support The A-HAA for more jaw dropping examples of classic illustration.
Just in case you aren't convinced yet that Gustaf Tenggren is one of the most amazing children's book illustrators of all time, here are two more persuasive arguments. These two books were published in 1923 and 1924, a very busy period for Tenggren. He had recently relocated to New York City, and he illustrated no less than eight books in a very short period of time. Make sure to click through the links to our other Tenggren posts at the bottom of this article to see more of his beautiful work.
Lines and Colors posted a nice feature on Tenggren this week.
For more incredible illustration by Gustaf Tenggren, see Tenggren's Grimms Fairy Tales Part One and Part Two, Heidi, Wonderbook and Juan & Juanita, and Small Fry and the Winged Horse.
See also... Einar Norelius' Bland Tomtar Och Troll 1929 and 1934, John Bauer's Bland Tomtar Och Troll 1917, Arthur Rackham's Grimm's Fairy Tales Part One and Part Two.
Thanks
Stephen Worth
Director
ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive
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5 Comments:
The puupy coming out of the water is beyond cute- I really like Tenggren- thanks for sharing!
i think my brain is too small to comprehend these compositions, let alone imitate them.
Wow. I can really see some amazing likenesses to a lot of work done by Disney and Warner Brothers in some of their earliest cartoons. Gustaf is absolutely amazing and has obviously influenced many artists.
As for the puppy, kinda reminds me of the Pokie Little Puppy, a children's book illustrated similarly years back.
Unbelievable! I just re-read this and was awed all over again! Thanks for putting it up!
Jay,
The Poky Little Puppy was illustrated by Tenggren!
See ya
Steve
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