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John Bauer: The Princess and the Trolls  wikidata:Q10638843 reasonator:Q10638843
Artist
John Bauer  (1882–1918)  wikidata:Q214043 q:sk:John Bauer
 
John Bauer
Alternative names
John Albert Bauer
Description Swedish illustrator and painter
Date of birth/death 4 June 1882 Edit this at Wikidata 20 November 1918 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Jönköpings Kristina församling Sankt Matteus
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artist QS:P170,Q214043
image of artwork listed in title parameter on this page
Title
English: The Princess and the Trolls
Svenska: Prinsessan och trollen
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
English: This illustration, with its princess and two trolls, is one of several that Bauer produced for author Helena Nyblom’s tale Bortbytingarna (The Changelings). It was published in the fairy-tale anthology Bland tomtar och troll in 1913. The story is about a troll father who is so taken with the little princess Bianca Maria that he steals her from her cradle and replaces her with his own troll child instead. The children grow up and neither of them fit in with their new families. By the time they reach marrying age the situation has become untenable. On their respective wedding days, both flee to their own homes and everything is put right again.

As is often the case, Bauer here allows the forest to form a diffuse backdrop in muted colours, held together by line-drawn outer contours. The tree trunks of the forest are tall and the boulders enormous, and they are covered with moss and lichen. The background creates a fairy-tale atmosphere and stands in contrast to the foreground, which is more detailed and painted in brighter colours. Just like in the story, Bauer works with opposites in his pictures – rich versus poor, the frightening and ugly trolls versus the ethereal beauty of the princess, the dark and threatening versus the light and good. The illustration can be described as more atmospheric than narrative. It also works as a stand-alone piece, outside the story that it illustrates.

John Bauer’s illustrations for the annual fairytale book Bland tomtar och troll Among Elves and Trolls) have shaped generations of Swedish children’s perceptions of princesses, knights, trolls and other fairytale characters. Bauer illustrated the anthologies from 1907–1915 (with the exception of 1911), and they were so popular that he became something of a household name.
Svenska: Prinsessan och trollen har undertiteln ”En kväll vid midsommartid gingo de med Bianca Maria djupt in i skogen”. Det är en av flera bilder som Bauer utförde 1913 till författaren Helena Nybloms saga Bortbytingarna och som publicerades i sagosamlingarna ”Bland tomtar och troll”. Sagan handlar om en trollfar som blev så förtjust i den lilla prinsessan att han stjäl henne ur vaggan och lägger dit sin egen unge istället. Barnen växer upp och ingen av dem tycks passa in hos sina nya familjer. När de blir giftasvuxna flyr båda tillbaka till sina ursprungliga hem.

Genom att Bauer tecknar sina troll, så att deras former liknar naturens, understryker han trollet som naturväsen. Trollen tillhör därmed en annan värld än människornas, de saknar själ och ställs därför mot prinsessorna, som i sin tur har sina rötter i sekelskiftets skildringar av ”det ideala barnet” och som representerar oskuld och naivitet. Barnböckernas prinsar och prinsessor skulle transportera den tidens unga betraktare från den yttre verkligheten till en inre drömd värld. Böckerna riktades främst till flickor, i en period när sexualiteten ännu inte ansågs vara väckt, men där fantasin styrdes mot heterosexuell kärlek och äktenskap.

John Bauers illustrationer till sagosamlingarna ”Bland tomtar och troll” har präglat generationer av svenska barn och deras uppfattningar om skogen och dess olika sagoväsen. Vi har idag en enastående stark bilderbokstradition men det var redan omkring 1860 som konstnärerna ute i Europa började specialisera sig på barnboksillustrationer som ett eget område. Omkring 1880 framträder på barnboksscenen en rad författare, de flesta kvinnliga, som skriver för barn. I Sverige var Ottilia Adelborg och Jenny Nyström pionjärer, men det var först på 1890-talet, tack vare jultidningarnas spridning som en större kår av barnboksillustratörer blev verksamma.
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English: This illustration, with its princess and two trolls, is one of several that Bauer produced for author Helena Nyblom’s tale Bortbytingarna (The Changelings). It was published in the fairy-tale anthology Bland tomtar och troll in 1913. The story is about a troll father who is so taken with the little princess Bianca Maria that he steals her from her cradle and replaces her with his own troll child instead. The children grow up and neither of them fit in with their new families. By the time they reach marrying age the situation has become untenable. On their respective wedding days, both flee to their own homes and everything is put right again.

As is often the case, Bauer here allows the forest to form a diffuse backdrop in muted colours, held together by line-drawn outer contours. The tree trunks of the forest are tall and the boulders enormous, and they are covered with moss and lichen. The background creates a fairy-tale atmosphere and stands in contrast to the foreground, which is more detailed and painted in brighter colours. Just like in the story, Bauer works with opposites in his pictures – rich versus poor, the frightening and ugly trolls versus the ethereal beauty of the princess, the dark and threatening versus the light and good. The illustration can be described as more atmospheric than narrative. It also works as a stand-alone piece, outside the story that it illustrates.

John Bauer’s illustrations for the annual fairytale book Bland tomtar och troll Among Elves and Trolls) have shaped generations of Swedish children’s perceptions of princesses, knights, trolls and other fairytale characters. Bauer illustrated the anthologies from 1907–1915 (with the exception of 1911), and they were so popular that he became something of a household name.
Svenska: Prinsessan och trollen har undertiteln ”En kväll vid midsommartid gingo de med Bianca Maria djupt in i skogen”. Det är en av flera bilder som Bauer utförde 1913 till författaren Helena Nybloms saga Bortbytingarna och som publicerades i sagosamlingarna ”Bland tomtar och troll”. Sagan handlar om en trollfar som blev så förtjust i den lilla prinsessan att han stjäl henne ur vaggan och lägger dit sin egen unge istället. Barnen växer upp och ingen av dem tycks passa in hos sina nya familjer. När de blir giftasvuxna flyr båda tillbaka till sina ursprungliga hem.

Genom att Bauer tecknar sina troll, så att deras former liknar naturens, understryker han trollet som naturväsen. Trollen tillhör därmed en annan värld än människornas, de saknar själ och ställs därför mot prinsessorna, som i sin tur har sina rötter i sekelskiftets skildringar av ”det ideala barnet” och som representerar oskuld och naivitet. Barnböckernas prinsar och prinsessor skulle transportera den tidens unga betraktare från den yttre verkligheten till en inre drömd värld. Böckerna riktades främst till flickor, i en period när sexualiteten ännu inte ansågs vara väckt, men där fantasin styrdes mot heterosexuell kärlek och äktenskap.

John Bauers illustrationer till sagosamlingarna ”Bland tomtar och troll” har präglat generationer av svenska barn och deras uppfattningar om skogen och dess olika sagoväsen. Vi har idag en enastående stark bilderbokstradition men det var redan omkring 1860 som konstnärerna ute i Europa började specialisera sig på barnboksillustrationer som ett eget område. Omkring 1880 framträder på barnboksscenen en rad författare, de flesta kvinnliga, som skriver för barn. I Sverige var Ottilia Adelborg och Jenny Nyström pionjärer, men det var först på 1890-talet, tack vare jultidningarnas spridning som en större kår av barnboksillustratörer blev verksamma.
Date 1913
date QS:P571,+1913-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
Svenska: Akvarell på papper
Dimensions
  • height: 25 cm (9.8 in); width: 25 cm (9.8 in)
    dimensions QS:P2048,25U174728
    dimensions QS:P2049,25U174728
  • Framed: height: 53 cm (20.8 in); width: 51 cm (20 in); depth: 4 cm (1.5 in)
    dimensions QS:P2048,53U174728
    dimensions QS:P2049,51U174728
    dimensions QS:P5524,4U174728
institution QS:P195,Q842858
Accession number
NMB 363
Exhibition history
Inscriptions
Svenska: Signerad: JOHN BAUER. 1913.
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