Art Nouveau Kay Nielsen Illustrator East of the Sun West of the Moon 1913. Coaxed Her down and Home Reproduction

This work of art brings our otherwise boring living room to life. It's such a pleasure to look at and a great conversion piece when we have family or friends over. This is copy of the original print from the early 1900's Chose your size and finish. The item will ship in a acid free clear plastic sleeve in a rigid envelope. Illustration is in very good condition, the white border can have some stain, dirt or a crease Size Illustration: 5 1/8" x 7 3/8" Click now while the price is low, don't be kicking yourself later because you missed out. A collection of Scandinavian fairy tales, illustrated by Danish artist Kay Rasmus Nielsen (1886-1957), whose work you might recall from the all time greatest illustrations of Brother Grimm and the fantastic visual history of the Arabian Nights. Originally published in 1914. Nielsen was born in Denmark and studied art in Paris. To his artistic influences must be added John Bauer, the great Swedish fairy tale artist. Echoes of his forests and trees lurk in the backgrounds of many of Nielsen's paintings. Art Nouveau and The Birmingham School, as exemplified by Jessie M. King, were also part of the raw materials he assimilated in search of a style. Nielsen's working pace had always been leisurely, but his vision was so unique that Disney set up an "inspirational assembly line" with Albert Hurter feeding him general ideas. Nielsen would render scenes in pastel in his own style and pass them on to other artists who would supply additional scenes in a similar style or simplified versions for animation guides. Both the style and pace of animation were very foreign to Nielsen. The hard edges and simpler shapes needed for the process were the antithesis of his soft and ornate pastels. The need for speed was a severe problem for a fifty-year-old. The industry was famous for wearing out much younger men and Kay was never fast to begin with. Couple those factors with the intense studio effort to produce Fantasia and Nielsen's career was destined for an early end. Thanks for looking!