The Arthur Rackham Treasury by Jeff A. Menges

“The Arthur Rackham Treasury” is a soft-covered, glossy-paged collection which makes for a light coffee table book or a supplement to an art exhibit.

Menges compiles 86 of my favorite illustrator’s works in, “The Arthur Rackham Treasury”. His prints and illustrations have littered our childhoods and now grace the walls of museums and art collectors’ wish lists. Hailing from London Rackham was one of the most prolific illustrators of the Victorian era. L.You may not know the name ‘Arthur Rackham’ but I assure you that you have seen his work. Manufactured in the United States by LSC CommunicationsĪrthur Rackham: A Painter of Fantasies, A. Menges.ĭescription: Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, Inc., 2017. Title: The fantastic line art of Arthur Rackham / Arthur Rackham selected and edited by Jeff A.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data This Dover edition, first published in 2017, is an original compilation of Arthur Rackham illustrations reprinted from various sources.

Instantly they lay still, all turned into stone.ĭover Publications, Inc., Mineola, New YorkĬopyright © 2017 by Dover Publications, Inc. Together with scores of strange and wonderful illustrations, they provide fresh insights into the work of the artist known as 'the Beloved Enchanter.' These articles, not reprinted in over a century, contain pictures of Rackham's studio and residence as well as some stories of his own commentary. In addition, this compilation presents two seldom-seen magazine features on the artist: 'Arthur Rackham: The Wizard at Home,' a 1905 article from The International Studio, and 'Arthur Rackham: A Painter of Fantasies,' a 1914 article from St. This original volume, the first available collection of Rackham's line art, features images from throughout his career, including illustrations for Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and some rare periodical work. The acclaim for the artist's wealth of color illustrations has overshadowed the merit of his first-rate ink work, a genre richly deserving of individual attention. Arthur Rackham is widely regarded as one of the leading illustrators from the golden age of British book illustration, which encompassed the years 1890 until the end of World War I.

The Arthur Rackham Treasury by Jeff A. Menges