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Arthur Rackham, Arthur Rackham ('A Transpontine Cockney')

Arthur Rackham

British · 1867–1939 · Painter, Draughtsman

Arthur Rackham was an English book illustrator. He is recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. His work is noted for its… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Arthur Rackham, 'HELENA', 1907, 1907'HELENA', 1907Lyon & Turnbull · £8,820≈ $11,776≈ €10,132Sign up to see
  2. AN ELDERLY MAN CARRYING A PISTOL AND A CHAMBER CANDLESTICKWhyte's · €5,000≈ $5,254≈ £4,145Sign up to see
  3. Arthur Rackham, 'YOUNG BECKIE', ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATION, CIRCA 1919, 1919'YOUNG BECKIE', ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATION, CIRCA 1919Lyon & Turnbull · £4,000≈ $4,945≈ €4,522Sign up to see

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Arthur Rackham was an English book illustrator. He is recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. His work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolour, a technique he developed due to his background as a journalistic illustrator.

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Born 1867, LewishamDied 1939, LimpsfieldOccupation Painter, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q314938 ↗ULAN 500004195 ↗Museum works 8

fairy paintingGolden Age of Illustration

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Arthur Rackham, Arthur Rackham ('A Transpontine Cockney')
Arthur Rackham ('A Transpontine Cockney')1934
National Portrait Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Portrait Gallery
Arthur Rackham, Undine at the Window
Undine at the Window1915
Yale University Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale University Art Gallery
Arthur Rackham, A Transpontine Cockney
A Transpontine Cockney1934
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Arthur Rackham, And Now They Never Meet in Grove or Green
And Now They Never Meet in Grove or Green1908 · pen and black ink and watercolor with scraping and minute touches of white gouache on artist's illustration board
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Don Hunter — Open Access (CC0)
Arthur Rackham, The Green Dragon
The Green Dragon1910 · pen and black ink and watercolor on paper
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Don Hunter — Open Access (CC0)
Arthur Rackham, The Parrot and the Cat (Sketch for "Good-Night" by Eleanor Gates)
The Parrot and the Cat (Sketch for "Good-Night" by Eleanor Gates)c. 1905 · black ink wash with graphite on paper
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph Perkins in memory of Coburn Haske…
Arthur Rackham, The Wren and the Bear
The Wren and the Bear1902 · brush and black ink and pen and black ink, with watercolor, on paper
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph Perkins in memory of Coburn Haske…
Arthur Rackham, A Squirrel and a Crow
A Squirrel and a Crow1913 · ink and graphite
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Don Hunter — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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