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The Supplement: Edmund Dulac


Edmund Dulac was a French illustrator (of the 'Golden Age of illustration') celebrated for his images for the fairy stories of Hans Christian Andersen, The Arabian Nights and The Tempest. I'm showcasing his work simply because I love his stuff; the delicacy, the whimsy, the complexity and the incredible, opalescent use of colour. They feel properly magical, with a softness and almost pearl-like sheen. You'll find more of Dulac's illustrations here.

A Higher Destiny

Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On

Even Death Listened

Is It Possible?

The Poor Fisherman

Entomologist's Dream

Snow Queen On A Winter's Night

The Snow Queen On Her Throne Of Ice

The Real Princess

The Mermaid King

The Bright Liquid

She Saved The Prince

Fairyland

Elves And Fairies

Eldorado

Bells

Dreamer of Dreams

Comments

  1. Wow, That's really beautiful! I literally have no idea how you would go about drawing those!

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  2. for more detailed info on his technique visit

    http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/dulac.htm

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  3. beautiful, such a strange style :) reminds me of tradtional japanese in sense

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