The Arthur Rackham Treasury: 86 Full-Color Illustrations (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)

I bought this while browsing through the illustration section of Amazon.com. The illustration on the cover captured my attention: the soft desaturated tones, the girl's pose and attitude, the flowing of the cards: everything was screaming excellence at me. So I instantly clicked on the buy button. When I recieved it, I was happy. It's not a hardback, but the print quality is excellent. The prints are full of gorgeous illustrations of all periods of Mr. Rackhams career. Some images aren't big enough for my tastes (i prefer the poster book variety), but they are still big enough to appreciate the fine detail that he put in the work. As an illustrator myself, I find the quality of the reproductions and the works worth studying. Highly recommended.

The quality of this edition cannot be stressed enough. The reproductions of Rackham's illustrations are printed in rich, deep color, making each page an artwork in itself. Every page has a white margin around the illustration, and a quote at the bottom to let you know to what text the illustration refers. The book is well-bound and the printing is excellent. I plan to order another copy for myself, as I got the first to give away and wanted to keep it!

I heartily concur with all the other reviews as far as the necessity of exposing children to Rackham's illustrations as soon as possible. Hopefully this would happen in part through his books, like his Aesop's Fables, Favorite Tales From Grimm, Alice and Wonderland, etc. So my purpose is more practical: to say that the two Dover collections of his pictures, this and Rackham's Fairy Tale Illustrations are very true to Rackham's original color illustrations. I have seen reproductions of some of his illustrations that make his colors seem muddy. He uses a lot of dark colors in his work, but he also used many subtle light colors which have been captured well here. A great value for the money, along with the Fairy Tale book. All the pictures are suitable for framing.

I was extremely happy to get this wonderful book at a very reasonable price. It was shipped in a protective container in a very timely manner. Extremely happy with this. Would purchase from this seller again.

I’m only beginning to feel my way through AR and books about him. I got this one hoping its selection of illustrations would help me find his work that emphasizes the forest and wood interiors he does so well. It’s come through for me there. And it seems to be a good survey of his work on comparatively few pages: it’s all full page images and spare captions. The colors, however, are not as saturated as those in my copy of AR, A Life With Illustration. I’m glad I have this book. It was delivered promptly and is in very good condition.

I love anything by Arthur Rackham and this book did not disappoint. Great pictures in it.

Arthur Rackham is the illustrator who made and still makes fairy tales all the more sinister and intriguing...and the muted colors, expressive fingers of the delicate fairies, the leering eyes of the fat, oily beetle beckon you to join in the tale. No one else like him

I am an illustrator and the images in this book remind me of the ones that shaped my interest in art when I was a child. I bought all three of them offered and find each one to be wonderful. Even my grand daughter refused to talk to meas she examined the book.

Un catalogue de beaux dessins.

Eine wunderschöne Sammlung mit Illustrationen von Arthur Rackham! Dient auch sehr gut als Inspiration. Habe mich zum Beispiel etwas für Radierungen von seiner Technik inspirieren lassen. Definitiv ein Meister der Illustatoren!

安くて薄い物ですが読みやすく気兼ねなく隅々まで堪能できるのでいいブックシリーズだと思います。 興味のあるタッチなどで見るだけでぐいぐいと引き込まれお勉強になりました。

Arthur Rackham was one of the most gifted Illustrators of all time, including The Golden Age of Illustration from whence his influence strongly flourished up to these modern times. Digital art's got nothing on this cat. Like any Master, his work is Timeless. Combining a masterful depiction of realistic human anatomy and fanciful muse coupled with a brilliant fluidity of line, he was capable of anything. His work is arresting, bringing both delight and awe to anyone who observes it. He was The Master. This book is well conceived tho it would've been nice to have within its pages a more in-depth biography. Nonetheless, it is highly recommended for anyone interested in timeless works of wonder,

I disegni sono stampati con un ampio riquadro bianco. Di fatto sono un bel po' più piccoli della dimensione del foglio