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John Albert Bauer AUCTION RECORDS
1882 Jonkoping, Sweden - 1918 Vattern, Sweden. Known for: Painting, fairy tale illustration.
John Bauer was a Swedish painter and illustrator best known for his illustrations of Bland tomtar och troll (Among Gnomes and Trolls). Princess Tuvstarr and the Fishpond (named after Carex... Read full biography
John Bauer was a Swedish painter and illustrator best known for his illustrations of Bland tomtar och troll (Among Gnomes and Trolls). Princess Tuvstarr and the Fishpond (named after Carex cespitosa), painted in 1913, is perhaps Bauer's most notable work. John Bauer was born and raised in Jönköping... Read full biography
John Bauer was a Swedish painter and illustrator best known for his illustrations of Bland tomtar och troll (Among Gnomes and Trolls). Princess Tuvstarr and the Fishpond (named after Carex cespitosa), painted in 1913, is perhaps Bauer's most notable work. John Bauer was born and raised in Jönköping with his two brothers and sister, Anna Bauer, whose early death at 13 had a profound effect on John and his brothers. Living in an apartment situated above their father's charcuterie, he was always... Read full biography
John Bauer was a Swedish painter and illustrator best known for his illustrations of Bland tomtar och troll (Among Gnomes and Trolls). Princess Tuvstarr and the Fishpond (named after Carex cespitosa), painted in 1913, is perhaps Bauer's most notable work. John Bauer was born and raised in Jönköping with his two brothers and sister, Anna Bauer, whose early death at 13 had a profound effect on John and his brothers. Living in an apartment situated above their father's charcuterie, he was always given to sketching and drawing. At sixteen, he set off for Stockholm to study art, and after two years he entered the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts. At the Academy he met Esther Ellquist, whom he would marry in December 1906. Together they embarked on... Read full biography
John Bauer was a Swedish painter and illustrator best known for his illustrations of Bland tomtar och troll (Among Gnomes and Trolls). Princess Tuvstarr and the Fishpond (named after Carex cespitosa), painted in 1913, is perhaps Bauer's most notable work. John Bauer was born and raised in Jönköping with his two brothers and sister, Anna Bauer, whose early death at 13 had a profound effect on John and his brothers. Living in an apartment situated above their father's charcuterie, he was always given to sketching and drawing. At sixteen, he set off for Stockholm to study art, and after two years he entered the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts. At the Academy he met Esther Ellquist, whom he would marry in December 1906. Together they embarked on a two-year long trip to Germany and Italy to study art (1908-1910). Bauer's wife became the model for many of Bauer's paintings,... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assignee"Tuvstarr still sits there and looks into the water in wonder"
John Albert Bauer Auction: 06/13/2023 - 6/16/2023Lot: 351Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assignee“Look at them, said the sorceress, Look at my sons! There are no more beautiful trolls this side of the moon”
John Albert Bauer Auction: 12/12/2023 - 12/15/2023Lot: 749Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assignee"Now it's already half-foamy night, some little stars twinkle" or "The Princess' guardian (Moose bull Skutt and little princess Tuvstarr)"
John Albert Bauer Auction: 12/08/2021 - 12/10/2021Lot: 95Subscribe or get free alerts
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