On a chilly, mid-December morning, my thoughts turned to fairy tales of the north, and then to the great Danish illustrator Kay Nielsen. Here s a reflection on this great artist s work and life.. The period in art history now referred.
The brilliance of Kay Nielsen now on view
Nielsen created four expensive gift books. Two of them were created in the 1920s, yet after WWI their popularity was waning. Illustration from 1925 s Hansel and Gretel and Other Stories by the Brothers Grimm. Contributed image/Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Nielsen worked primarily in watercolors. “It’s almost mind boggling,” the exhibit’s curator Meghan Melvin said of the detailed artwork. “How did he achieve this?” Illustration from 1914’s “East of the Sun and West of the Moon, Old Tales from the North.” Contributed image/Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Kendra Daniel said that she was attracted to collecting Nielsen because “these watercolors are so elegant.The figures are so stylized and the composition is so strong.”