Born 1882 in Jönköping, Swedish painter and illustrator traveled throughout Lappland, Germany and Italy early in his career, and these cultures deeply informed his work. He painted and illustrated in a romantic nationalistic style, in part influenced by the Italian Renaissance and Sami cultures.
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| Illustrations by John Bauer in the 1900s and 1910s |
Bauer’s work is concerned with landscape and mythology, but he also composed portraits. He is best known for his illustrations of early editions of Bland tomtar och troll (Among Gnomes and Trolls), an anthology of Swedish folklore and fairy tales.
Most of Bauer’s works are watercolors or prints in monochrome or muted colours; he also produced oil paintings and frescos. His illustrations and paintings broadened the understanding and appreciation of Swedish folklore, fairy tales and landscape.
When Bauer was 36, he drowned, together with his wife Ester and their son Bengt, in a shipwreck on Lake Vättern in southern Sweden in 1918.
A set of amazing illustrations is part of his work that John Bauer painted in the 1900s and 1910s.
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| Dag and Daga, and the Flying Troll of Sky Mountain, 1907 |
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| Dag and Daga, and the Flying Troll of Sky Mountain, 1907 |
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| Dag and Daga, and the Flying Troll of Sky Mountain, 1907 |
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| Dag and Daga, and the Flying Troll of Sky Mountain, 1907 |
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| Dag and Daga, and the Flying Troll of Sky Mountain, 1907 |
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| The Seven Wishes, 1907 |
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| Giant, 1909 |
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| The Giant Who Slept for Ten Thousand Years, circa 1910s |
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| The Old Troll of Big Mountain, circa 1910s |
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| The Prince Without a Shadow, 1910 |
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| The Troll Ride, 1910 |
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| The Maiden in the Castle of Rosy Clouds, 1911 |
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| Bella's Glorious Adventure, 1912 |
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| Here is a piece of magic herb for you. Something only I can find. The boy who was never afraid, 1912 |
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| Humpe climbed up on his lap, 1912 |
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| Little boy and Troll, 1912 |
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| She Kissed the Bear on the Nose, 1912 |
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| The Boy Who Was Never Afraid, 1912 |
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| The Magician's Cape, 1912 |
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| A Forest Troll, 1913 |
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| Humpe in the Woods, 1913 |
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| Leap the Elk and Little Princess Cottongrass, 1913 |
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| Leap the Elk and Little Princess Cottongrass, 1913 |
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| Leap the Elk and Little Princess Cottongrass, 1913 |
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| The Changelings, 1913 |
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| The Changelings, 1913 |
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| The Changelings, 1913 |
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| The Magician's Cape, 1914 |
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| The Queen's Pearl Necklace, 1914 |
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| The Queen's Pearl Necklace, 1914 |
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| The Ring, 1914 |
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| The Ring, 1914 |
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| When Mother Troll Took in the King's Washing, 1914 |
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| When Mother Troll Took in the King's Washing, 1914 |
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| Bland Tomtar och Troll-2, 1915 |
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| Bland Tomtar och Troll-3, 1915 |
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| Bland Tomtar och Troll-4, 1915 |
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| Bland Tomtar och Troll-5, 1915 |
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| Bland Tomtar och Troll, 1915 |
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| Trolls and princess, 1915 |
(Illustration © John Bauer)
And now you all know where Tolkkien stole his ideas from. A talented linguist he may have been, but he was a literary plagiarist of the highest order.
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DeleteNice post thank you April
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