Gah! It’s been ages since I put together an artist
spotlight. Today, I decided to showcase Warwick Goble. I’ve seen plenty of his
pictures, especially around Pinterest, but didn’t get curious about the man
himself until a few days ago. Here are the stats…
Born: November 22, 1862 in Dalton, north London.
Studied: At the City of London School and Westminster School
of Art.
Illustrated: Children’s books with titles like The Book of
Fairy Poetry and Tod of the Fens. You can’t get much better than that.
Known for: An interest in Indian and Japanese fairy tales.
Died: January 22, 1943 in Surrey, England.
…And here are the pictures. Enjoy!
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| The Water Babies (1909) |
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| From The Book of Fairy Poetry (1920) |
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| The Frog Prince |
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| Folk Tales of Bengal (1912) |
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| Urashima Taro |
What beautiful artwork! I think my favorites are the last two, or else "The Water Babies." They look so interesting and intricate! Thank you for sharing Warwick Goble—I'd never heard of him before!
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I love his illustrations--they remind me a bit of Arthur Rackham's work, though they're not quite as weird.I'm glad you liked them too--it's always cool to discover new artists. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteOh my, this is so pretty I can't even. I've always been a sucker for folk tales and fairies, and it looks like Goble has plenty of these. Thank you for this amazing spotlight!
ReplyDeletePS: In school we used to have these soft round marble-like things called water babies. Huh.
It's fantastic because you can find a TON of his work online. I especially like his illustrations for The Water Babies--it's a pretty old book that was read to me when I was little, but I can't say I remember much of the story. Thanks for commenting!
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