Arthur Rackham's Fairies, Trees, and Peter Pan

No one can portray the fairy world better than Arthur Rackham. Imitators since who acknowledge his influence and have copied or adapted his style, have continued the traditions he established with success, but they owe the composition, the color tones, and the ethereal quality of figures and faces, and the animation of nature and objects to him.

Arthur Rackham ~ The Fairies of the Serpentine ~ 1906

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie

Arthur Rackham ~ The Little People Weave Their Summer Curtains ~ 1906

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie

 

Arthur Rackham ~ Peter Pan is the Fairies' Orchestra ~ 1906

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie

Arthur Rackham ~ There is Almost Nothing That has Such a Keen Sense of Fun ~ 1906

Illustration for Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie

Arthur Rackham ~ 1906

Fairies never say, 'We feel happy': what they say is, 'We feel dancey'

Illustration for Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie

Arthur Rackham ~ 1906

Queen Mab, Who Rules in the Gardens

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie

Arthur Rackham ~  They Will Certainly Mischief You ~ 1906

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie

Arthur Rackham ~ There Now Arose a Mighty Storm ~ 1906

Illustration for Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie

Arthur Rackham ~ When They Think You Are Not Looking ~ 1906

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie

At my tumblr blog, The Art of Narrative, I recently posted 15 of the 50 images Arthur Rackham created for Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie, first published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1906. I worked with the high resolution images to crop the borders and enhance the color. If you love Arthur Rackham, it is definitely worth a look to see Arthur Rackham's animated trees.

Click into the large resolution images for great detail.



Click HERE to see images from Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens at The Art of Narrative.

Click HERE to see all 50 images from the Harvard University Library.

Click HERE to see all of the Arthur Rackham images at The Art of Narrative.


Thank you to Uncertain Times and BibliOdyssey, for leading me to the source of these images!