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Arthur Rackham

The Bailiff and his wife floating about in the air where thy'd been kicked by the Young Giant

Description

Maker

Arthur Rackham (British, 1867-1939)

Title

The Bailiff and his wife floating about in the air where thy'd been kicked by the Young Giant
from *The Young Giant*, by the Brothers Grimm, *Little Brother & Little Sister and other Tales by the Brothers Grimm*

Year

1917

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

watercolor, ink

Supports

Dimensions

18.3 x 15.2 cm (7 3/16 x 6 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed, LL:Arthur Rackham; and beneath inscription at bottom of mount:Arthur Rackham

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.483

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Draw Me a Story
Illustration from the Permanent Collection
Apr 14, 2006 – Jul 23, 2006

Label copy

The lengthy career of Arthur Rackham had a profound effect upon generations of children and their conception of fairy tales. Rackham believed in the fantastic and the poetic, advocating the exercise of imagination as a key part of a child’s education. This illustration appeared in a 1917 edition of the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. The book appears in the case below. In this drawing, a giant may be discerned on the ground amongst a complex of buildings. He has just finished giving mighty “blows” to the farm’s bailiff (overseer) and his wife, a reward that the giant requested for his year’s worth of work. Captioned “When her husband saw her, he shouted, ‘Hi! Come to me here!’”, it shows the two surprised individuals who were doomed to float in the skies for the rest of their days.

The English Eye
British Painting from the 17th to the 19th Centuries; Contemporary British Art; Old Master British Drawings and Watercolors; British Picture Books for Children; Three Centuries of British Decorative Arts, Textiles, and Costume
Jun 21, 1991 – Sep 01, 1991
The Illustrated Book
Oct 21, 1980 – Nov 23, 1980
Fantastic Illustration and Design in Great Britain 1850-1930
Mar 29, 1979 – May 13, 1979

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Tombstone

Arthur Rackham (British, 1867-1939)
The Bailiff and his wife floating about in the air where thy'd been kicked by the Young Giant; from *The Young Giant*, by the Brothers Grimm, *Little Brother & Little Sister and other Tales by the Brothers Grimm*, 1917
Pen and ink and watercolor, on off-white, medium weight wove paper
18.3 x 15.2 cm (7 3/16 x 6 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.483

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