BAUER, John

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Birth/Death

Born: June 4th 1882 Jönköping, Sweden
Died: November 20th 1918, when only 36 years old by drowning in the Swedish lake Vättern when the steamer Per Brahe foundered outside Hästholmen.

Occupation/Title

Painter, Illustrator

Bio Summary

The death of his sister at the age of 13 affected him and his brothers a great deal. After a life of amazing illustration and painting, the war and his failing marriage convinced John Bauer to seek spiritual healing and rest in Stockholm. He, his wife and child were all killed when the Per Brahe ferry wrecked during transport.

Early Life/Family

Living in an apartment situated above their father's charcuterie, he was always given to sketching and drawing. (Wikipedia)

Education/Training

At sixteen, he set off for Stockholm to study art, and after two years he entered the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts.

Career Outline

Bauer's first major work was commissioned in 1904, when he was asked to illustrate a book on Lappland, not until 1907 would he become known for his illustrations of Bland tomtar och troll, the yearly fairy tale book, in which his most highly acclaimed works would be published in the 1912-1915 editions.
Bauer also produced a fresco, Den helige Martin (The Holy Martin), which can be seen in the Odd Fellows lodge in Nyköping.
Bauer's themes can be found in later works by the illustrators Arthur Rackham, Kay Nielsen and Brian Froud. (Wikipedia)

Comments On Style

Dark and fantasy laced.

Influences

Albert Engström and Carl Larsson

Personality

Bauer suffered from depression and self-doubts. Too often that leads to genius.

Anecdotes

Miscellaneous

Filmography

Honors

Related Links

Illustration: John Bauer's Bland Tomtar Och Troll
http://www.johnbauersmuseum.nu/ John Bauer Museum


http://bauer.artpassions.net/ Art Passions


http://runeberg.org/jbauer/ Project Runeburg John Bauer Pictures


http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/bauer.htm Bud Plant Illustrated

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bland_tomtar_och_troll Bland tomtar och troll on Wikipedia

Bibliographic References

http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bauer
The Artist John Bauer And His World, Helen Agrenius (curator, Jönköping museum), 1996.
John Bauer Sagotecknaren, Harald Schiller, 1935 (Swedish).

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Henrik Jäfvert
Brother Rabbit of www.ralphbakshi.com


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