This is a real treat… an extremely rare 1923 edition of Grimm’s Fairy Tales illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren.
When I first began my work sharing the stories of the great artists of the past with you, there was very little information on Tenggren online other than a few of his concept pieces for Disney film. I’m happy to have had a part in changing that. Tenggren is one of the most influential and creative illustrators of the 20th century. No other artist reinvented himself the way Tenggren did.
This book is one of the peaks of his early classical illustration career. It’s extremely rare, having never been published in the United States. I’m happy to be able to bring it to you.
Stephen Worth
Director
Animation Resources
This posting is part of a series of articles comprising an online exhibit spotlighting Illustration.
These are lovely, but many of them appear to be pale imitations of John Bauer's work, in some cases even copies of his designs, and not nearly as beautifully crafted.
Tenggren studied under Bauer and succeeded him on Bland Tomtar Och Troll. These illustrations were done just a few years after Bauer's death. It’s not an imitation of Bauer’s work… it’s a continuation.
Lovely color and skill! Thanks for posting these gems, Steve!
Hello, we were very excited to find your site as we just found a 1929 version written in Danish. It is from my parents’ collection,and it is the first time I have seen it. What a treasure.it has all the same illustrations from the Grimm fairytales. Do you know anything about this edition?
Thanks ,
Annelise
Hello! Thank you! I am so glad to find your website! I also have an excellent copy of this treasure with all 32 illustrations pasted loosely in this German book. Do you have any idea of the value of this book?
Fantastic!!
Thank you very much.
can you possibly tell us WHICH stories these illustrations accompany?
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Hi, can you please also provide a list of the tales (contents) and a list of the illustrations in this Grimms Marchenschatz?
This is really interesting stuff, considering the range of Tenggren’s work, but it would be good to see which tales are included.
thanks