Artist Discovery

Arthur Rackham. I found him while looking up "famous illustrators". He did illustrations in the late 1800's and early 1900's for books like:

• Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (1900)
• Rip van Winkle (1905)
• Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (50 colour plates, 1906)
• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (13 colour plates, 1907)

In all my ventures in looking for different artists, surprisingly, I had never heard of him, even though he illustrated such classics. His paintings are odd, but very appealing. I love how stark they are, and I'm always attracted to deep shadows matched with awkward creatures.