Edmund Dulac was a French illustrator (of the 'Golden Age of illustration') celebrated for his images for the fairy stories of Hans Christian Andersen, The Arabian Nights and The Tempest. I'm showcasing his work simply because I love his stuff; the delicacy, the whimsy, the complexity and the incredible, opalescent use of colour. They feel properly magical, with a softness and almost pearl-like sheen. You'll find more of Dulac's illustrations here.
A Higher Destiny
Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On
Even Death Listened
Is It Possible?
The Poor Fisherman
Entomologist's Dream
Snow Queen On A Winter's Night
The Snow Queen On Her Throne Of Ice
The Real Princess
The Mermaid King
The Bright Liquid
She Saved The Prince
Fairyland
Elves And Fairies
Eldorado
Bells
Dreamer of Dreams
Wow, That's really beautiful! I literally have no idea how you would go about drawing those!
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Thank you! :D
ReplyDeletebeautiful, such a strange style :) reminds me of tradtional japanese in sense
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