Arthur Rackham from Undine Set of 4 A4 Size Vintage Wall Art Fantasy Pictures

Description: Arthur Rackham's Undine This collection of gorgeous photo has been taken from the book of the same name, Undine, which was written by De la Motte Fouque and was illustrated by Arthur RackhamThere are x4 A4 prints in the set Arthur Rackham Lived 13 September 1867 - 6 September 1939 Arthur Rackham RWS was an English book illustrator. He is recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. His work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolour, a technique he developed due to his background as a journalistic illustrator. Rackham's 51 colour pieces for the early American tale Rip Van Winkle became a turning point in the production of books through colour-separated printing it featured the accurate reproduction of colour artwork. His best-known works also include the illustrations for Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Biography Rackham was born at 210 South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, London as one of 12 children. In 1884, at the age of 17, he was sent on an ocean voyage to Australia to improve his fragile health, accompanied by two aunts. At the age of 18, he worked as an insurance clerk at the Westminster Fire Office and began studying part-time at the Lambeth School of Art. In 1892, he left his job and started working for the Westminster Budget as a reporter and illustrator. His first book of illustrations were published in 1893 in To the Other Side by Thomas Rhodes, but his first serious commission was in 1894 for The Dolly Dialogues, the collected sketches of Anthony Hope, who later went on to write The Prisoner of Zenda. Book illustrating then became Rackham's career for the rest of his life. By the turn of the Century, Rackham had developed a reputation for pen and ink fantasy illustration with richly illustrated gift books such as The Ingoldsby Legends (1898), Gulliver's Travels and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (both 1900). This was developed further through the austere years of the Boer War with regular contributions to children's periodicals such as Little Folks and Cassell's Magazine. In 1901 he moved to Wychcombe Studios near Haverstock Hill, and in 1903 married his neighbour Edyth Starkie. Although acknowledged as an accomplished black-and-white book illustrator for some years, it was the publication of his full-colour plates to Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle by Heinemann in 1905 that particularly brought him into public attention, his reputation being confirmed the following year with J.M.Barrie's Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, published by Hodder & Stoughton. Income from the books was greatly augmented by annual exhibitions of the artwork at the Leicester Galleries. Rackham won a gold medal at the Milan International Exhibition in 1906 and another one at the Barcelona International Exposition in 1912. His works were included in numerous exhibitions, including one at the Louvre in Paris in 1914. Rackham was a member of the Art Workers' Guild and was elected its Master in 1919 From 1906 the family lived in Chalcot Gardens, near Haverstock Hill,until moving from London to Houghton, West Sussex in 1920. In 1929, the family settled into a newly built property in Limpsfield, Surrey. Ten years later, Arthur Rackham died at home of cancer. Arthur Rackham died in 1939 and his work is now highly collectable. He is regarded as being one of the most original artists of the twentieth century. Special Offer BUY 2, GET 1 FREE This applies to all prints (not just this one) simply add 3-prints to your basket and the lowest priced item will be free of charge Product Information This Classic Vintage Reproduction Print is by the renowned British artist and illustrator Arthur Rackham. Paper Sizes Width x Height (in mm) | Width x Height (in inches) A4 - 210mm x 297mm | 8.3" x 11.7" The Prints are printed on to 220 to 260gsm High Quality Premium Gloss Photo Paper. We print with Original Manufacturers high quality inks which help prolong a longer print life. The Print has a small white border around the edge of the image. Please note the actual print may not be exactly sized, if for example the picture is too long or too tall, we keep the aspect ratio intact so that the image looks as it should and always has a high quality finish. The Print is then shipped in a hard backed 'Please Do Not Bend' postal envelope for protection. 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Price: 15.99 GBP

Location: Westbury, Wiltshire

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