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Fairy Tale Illustration

Le Chat Botté: Kay Nielsen's Lavish Art Deco Fairy Tale Illustration, 1913
Located in Langweer, NL
Le Chat Botté: Kay Nielsen's Lavish Art Deco Fairy Tale Illustration This exquisite print
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Vintage 1910s Prints

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Paper

Little Boy Blue Painting on Canvas Cloth
Located in Redding, CT
Early 20th Century Little Boy Blue Painting on Canvas Cloth. Classic Fairy Tale illustration of
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Vintage 1940s Folk Art Paintings

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Canvas, Linen

Little Boy Blue Painting on Canvas Cloth
Little Boy Blue Painting on Canvas Cloth
$1,800
H 44.5 in W 32 in D 1.5 in
Illustration for the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Rapunzel"
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
In 2023, after 20 years, he returned to the illustrations of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale
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2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Fairy Tale Children's Book Fantasy Illustration in Black and White
Located in Miami, FL
fairy tale Matt size 12 x 12 From: Wikipedia: Elsa Beskow (née Maartman; 11 February 1874 – 30 June
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1910s Art Nouveau Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, India Ink

Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
Located in Bradenton, FL
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales with illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Hardcover, leather bound book
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Leather, Paper

Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
$125
H 9.5 in W 6.25 in D 2 in
Large Vintage Russian Illustration Alexander Pushkin’s Fairy Tale of Tsar Saltan
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Large Vintage Russian Illustration for Alexander Pushkin’s Fairy Tale of Tsar Saltan Extraordinary
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20th Century Ukrainian Folk Art Paintings

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Canvas

Pushkin's Fairy Tales Princess - Fantasy Art - Art Nouveau
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Illustrator Gianni Benvenuti depicts a Pushkin's Fairy Tales Princess in a winter landscape
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1960s Art Nouveau Landscape Paintings

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Tempera, Illustration Board

Young Maiden and Lion - "Beauty and the Beast" like Fairy Tale
By Alice and Martin Provensen
Located in Miami, FL
illustrators Alice and Martin Provensen. Study for "The Provensen's Book of Fairy Tales"; c. 1970s; Gouache on
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1970s Outsider Art Animal Paintings

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Gouache, Illustration Board

Australian Aboriginal Fairy Tale in Jungle Scene Fantasy like Paul Gauguin
Located in Miami, FL
Australian Fairy Tale. A young and fit Aboriginal man is scene chasing a beautiful Aboriginal maiden through
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1960s Surrealist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera, Watercolor, Illustration Board, Pencil

Vintage Soviet Book: Malachite Caske, Fairy Tales Collection, 1J55
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Delve into a world of enchantment with this vintage book of fairy tales from the USSR. Entitled
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Vintage 1980s Books

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Paper

Rowing Figure in an Eerie Landscape, 1929
Located in Stockholm, SE
posters. His lifelong connection to fairy-tale illustration began in 1927, when he was invited to
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1920s Symbolist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

The Little Mermaid - Fairy Tales - English Female Illustrator Pen and Ink
Located in Miami, FL
illustrator. Biography Page 1 illustration from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Stratton was born in
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1890s Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

The Princess in her tower David Hockney Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
One of David Hockney’s Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm illustrations, taken from the story
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

From Folklore to Disney: Tenggren’s 1919 Scene with Boy and Ceremonial Horn
By Gustaf Tenggren
Located in Stockholm, SE
, the scene reflects the artist’s early fascination with Nordic folklore and fairy-tale imagery. The
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1910s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

The Artist Brother Staffan Kronberg Dressed as a Prince, 1911
Located in Stockholm, SE
imaginative, storybook quality to the scene, as if the young subject has stepped out of a fairy tale into
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1910s Romantic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Board, Laid Paper

Lucarne Paper Light Sculpture, One Character, by Papier à êtres
Located in Geneve, CH
animals, inspired by fairy tales, films, children’s illustration, and everyday life. Her creations are
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2010s French Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Paper

Lanterne Paper Suspension Light by Papier à êtres
Located in Geneve, CH
characters, poetic and playful animals, inspired by fairy tales, films, children’s illustration, and everyday
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2010s French Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Paper

Lanterne Paper Suspension Light by Papier à êtres
Lanterne Paper Suspension Light by Papier à êtres
$6,294 / item
H 78.75 in Dm 31.5 in
Original Vintage Soviet Propaganda Poster Sputnik Space Red Army Soldier USSR
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster - We are not slaves We were born to make a fairy tale
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Vintage 1960s Russian Posters

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Paper

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Home, from Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
By David Hockney
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edition of 100 plus 20 artist's proofs Signed and numbered in pencil
Original Vintage Soviet Propaganda Poster Sputnik Space Red Army Soldier USSR
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster - We are not slaves We were born to make a fairy tale
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1960s More Prints

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Paper

Large 19th Century German oil figurative painting of a deer hunt
By Carl Gehrts
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
corner, appear frequently in Gehrts’ fairy tale illustrations.
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Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Princess in her Tower (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
conventions of beautiful fairy tale illustrations rich in color and charm that spell out good and evil for
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Rapunzel Growing in the Garden (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
conventions of beautiful fairy tale illustrations rich in color and charm that spell out good and evil for
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

A Room Full of Straw (from Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
conventions of beautiful fairy tale illustrations rich in color and charm that spell out good and evil for
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

He Tore Himself in Two (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
conventions of beautiful fairy tale illustrations rich in color and charm that spell out good and evil for
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Cold Water About to Hit the Prince (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm)
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
. These etchings defy the conventions of beautiful fairy tale illustrations rich in color and charm that
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

A Black Cat Leaping (from Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
conventions of beautiful fairy tale illustrations rich in color and charm that spell out good and evil for
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Emmanuel Cocard. Fairy Tale Scene Of A Knight With A Young Woman On Horseback.
Located in Firenze, IT
Emmanuel Cocard. Fairy Tale Scene Of A Knight With A Young Woman On Horseback. Fairy tale scene
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1920s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

Set of Illustrations from East of the Sun and West of the Moon by Kay Nielsen
By Kay Nielsen
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE NORWEGIAN FAIRY TALE BOOK PLATE ILLUSTRATIONS A set of six enchanting framed illustrations
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20th Century Prints

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Paper

The Little Peach
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Tales, calendar illustration, New York, 1999, illustrated; E. Flacks, Maxfield Parrish: Identification
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Early 1900s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Large 19th Century German oil figurative painting of a deer hunt
By Carl Gehrts
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
corner, appear frequently in Gehrts’ fairy tale illustrations.
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Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Japaneses Cherry Trees in Bloom
By Keishu Takeuchi
Located in Soquel, CA
illustrations for the fairy tale by his contemporary, Sazanami Iwaya, he drew many Japanese-style fairy tale
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20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Gouache, Watercolor

The Glass Mountain (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
conventions of beautiful fairy tale illustrations rich in color and charm that spell out good and evil for
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Old Rinkrank Threatens the Princess (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm)
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
conventions of beautiful fairy tale illustrations rich in color and charm that spell out good and evil for
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

A Wooded Landscape (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
conventions of beautiful fairy tale illustrations rich in color and charm that spell out good and evil for
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

The Boy hidden in a Fish (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm)
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
Sheet from “The Little Sea Hare” story (from Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) Text printed
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1960s Modern Portrait Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Set of Four American Midcentury Painted Concrete Mushroom Garden Ornaments
Located in Atlanta, GA
gracefully curving stems, reminiscent of classic fairy tale illustrations. Each mushroom in this quartet
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments

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Concrete

Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
Located in Bradenton, FL
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales with illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Hardcover, leather bound book
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Leather, Paper

Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
H 9.5 in W 6.25 in D 2 in
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
Located in Bradenton, FL
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales with illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Hardcover, leather bound book
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
H 9.5 in W 6.25 in D 2 in
The Tower had one Window (Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm) David Hockney
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
. These etchings defy the conventions of beautiful fairy tale illustrations rich in color and charm that
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1960s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Set of Illustrations from East of the Sun and West of the Moon by Kay Nielsen
By Kay Nielsen
Located in Bristol, GB
Antique Norwegian fairy tale book plate illustrations. A set of eight enchanting framed
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Early 20th Century Prints

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Paper

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Fairy Tale Illustration For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the fairy tale illustration you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. You can easily find an example made in the Surrealist style, while we also have 5 Surrealist versions to choose from as well. If you’re looking for a fairy tale illustration from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right fairy tale illustration is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes gray, beige, white and gold. A fairy tale illustration from Jean Cocteau, David Hockney, Willy Pogany, J. J. Grandville and Frank Watkins — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in lithograph, paint and watercolor, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Fairy Tale Illustration?

A fairy tale illustration can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,303, while the lowest priced sells for $125 and the highest can go for as much as $12,500.