Arthur Rackham illustrated Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen” in 1910-11. The entire collection can be viewed here (for you fellow Rackham fans): https://t.co/yPVvNLt31m

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Re-reading my copy of Arthur Rackham: A Biography. Although my work is nothing like his, is my hero. No one has ever spun magic in "illustration the way that he did. Must-have book.

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🔸 Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night’s Dream", illustrated by Arthur Rackham in 1908 🔸

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I have decided to leave social media and will only be communicating by way of my raven army. I will be replacing the rage of Twitter with the feathers and fury of such Morrigan minions.
(art by Arthur Rackham)

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Illustrations by Arthur Rackham

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Iris is the Greek goddess of the rainbow. The Greeks saw the rainbow as linking heaven & earth & Iris as linking gods & mortals. She travelled on the rainbow to all parts of the cosmos, bearing messages from the Olympians to gods & men. Img: Arthur Rackham

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"The Twa Corbies (The Two Ravens)". ca. 1919. English. Arthur Rackham, illustrator (1867-1939). via https://t.co/RGu7W8H3R4.

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Inktober Day 5

"Blade"

Back to Halloweeny Arthur Rackhamy stuff!

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Take a look at these fabulous illustrations by Natacha Chohra , reminiscent (to me) of the work of Arthur Rackham and other greats.

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Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death, illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley, Arthur Rackham, Bernie Wrightson, Harry Clarke

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The Ring upon Thy Hand

Illustration to "The Rhinegold", 1910

Arthur Rackham (1867 - 1939)
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by Arthur Rackham for Nathaniel Hawthorne’s A Wonder Book 1922.

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My Dutch mother gave me a treasured a copy of Sprookjes van Hans Andersen (1915). Dutch illustrator, Rie Cramer (1887-1977) was influenced by Beardsley, Rackham & Dulac. I always loved this poignantly naked figure of the Little Mermaid once she'd lost her tail.

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From the 1920s Rackham’s work became popular in the United States. The 1930s saw the release of deluxe editions of his work. They are still being published today.

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September 19, 1867: English book illustrator Arthur Rackham is born.

In his lifetime, Rackham illustrated more than 60 books, ranging from Grimm's Fairy Tales to Shakespeare, Dickens, Milton, and Edgar Allan Poe.

🎨 "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" 🐻🐻🐻

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Arthur Rackham's illustrations for Alice in Wonderland

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"Now there arose a mighty storm" illustration by Arthur Rackham from Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, 1905 https://t.co/JEKuPvmc2p

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born in 1867. An unassuming, shy and retiring late starter, gently encouraged by his wife pursued his creative passion and this is just some of the magical legacy he left behind.

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