Hello and thanks. In all honesty I don't think I've ever actually read a complete volume of the tales. My knowledge of them is almost entirely from the pictures.
Isn't it wonderful, after giving up hope, to discover that we were wrong? The Germans probably have a word for this. I was delighted (and relieved) to learn that so many talented illustrators are still out there and working today. Thank you for this!
I am happy to see there are contemporary artists using traditional media to create illustrations in the classical style. We are seeing a renewed interest in film photography. Perhaps there will be a growing interest in ink and paint on paper and canvas. Who knows? Perhaps your videos are helping this to happen. Thank you for helping keep traditional illustration alive.
Hi and many thanks for your comment. Despite my generally pessimistic nature it does seem that all is not lost for drawing and painting, at least when it comes to narrative illustration. Not so great in other areas, mind you.
I stopped the video many times to appreciate the incredible illustrations. So many styles, some so rich and some so stark. I loved many of the flowers included in compositions and the precisely-drawn animals. The Hokusai wave dragon chasing a flying woman was so evocative, I feel like finding a copy of the stories to read.
Hello again and thanks a lot for your appreciation of the video. These overviews are by far the hardest and most time consuming to make so I'm greatly relieved to see it's doing well in the viewings.
Another video to carefully placed in a digital library to be enjoyed again later with that little farewell touch so we remember where, why and how we were touched by its beauty. Thanks Peter
An optimistic finale; you have again illustrated the enduring superiority of pen and brush creations over the clumsy e-art. The Golden Age of illustration is not dead after all.
The Art , through time , this is amazing to know and appreciate , and as a son of a Mother from an artistic family , who loves books ... I find this deeply emotive and touching on a human level , also as a Photographer , the Illustrated Arts, have always inspired my work. I was surprised in this video 3 facet's or era's 1. The Classical with Early water color works , 2. Art Deco influenced linear , and 3. the Japanese Illustrations , that have so clear and intrinsic to their culture a fine flair. Lastly the Ukrainian and Russian Artisan's show that in spite of ... DIGITAL ; real fine Arts thrive, and have not died. That You Peter Beard .... You feed my Soul , with these remembrances of the Human Arts ... Christopher ~ 🙏🏻
Hello and many thanks for your enthusiastic reponse and comments about this video and the channel in general. It really is heartwarming to know the work and content is appreciated.
This was delightful! I happen to own an 1940's copy of Andersens fairy tales, gifted to my mother in 1950 (8th printing). It was translated into Dutch by Christine Voortman and illustrated by Hetty Kluytmans, both monochrome line drawings and fully colored plates. This episode brought back a lot of memories... Thank you, Pete!
Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation and comment. And I wish I had known about Hetty Kluytmans - I would undoubtedly have included her distinctive images if I had known about her edition. No matter how hard I try something great always manages to hide from my searches.
That is no fault to you! We have learned so much already because of your extensive knowledge of the World of Illustrations! No one can ever really know everything. You have shown many artists from the eastern part of Europe I've never heard of, we don not expect you to know every Dutch artist at all. That is why you have us, your doting public! 😀
Amazing showcase of instances of 'Artistic Cross-Pollination' and Unique Vision. Thanks, Pete, and I fully agree; the Modern-day works are definitely causes for optimism for the future of Illustration - be they Unsung or fully Celebrated!
Thank you for your extensive research and presentation of such delightful images with their intriguing backstory. I like your voice, it’s somewhat soothing which matches the content quite well. Also a good choice of microphone and editing software. Masterfully done.
Now I'd really like to see some of the more editions of Andersen's Fairy Tales. As a small child I was gifted a copy of Andersen's Fairy Tales with the Szyk illustrations by my aunt and paid no attention to any others.
Hola y muchas gracias por tu buena opinión del canal. Significa mucho para mí saber que estoy llegando a espectadores fuera de mi propio país con estos videos, y sus comentarios y apoyo son muy bienvenidos.
Nice to see so many female illustrators and current artists. Thank you so much for sharing. It’s a shame that books with good quality prints from the golden age are difficult to find, can you recommend any? Dulac is my favourite but I have only been able to find books by Dover publications and the quality is not great
Hello and thanks for your comment. And unlike other professions in narrative illustration at least women have been the equals of the male of the species for quite a long time, I'm pleased to say. And regarding image quality in books it's always hit and miss. One of the biggest problems is that in many cases the originals don't exist so can't be properly scanned. Sometines photoshop is employed to upgrade but it's not wildly successful. Dulac, Rackham and Kay Nielsen in particular have suffered because of this. I tell myself at least its better than nothing.
Fabulous! This video contained such a cornucopia of outstanding artworks that it is definitely in my top ten of your fine canon of brilliant video's. Thanks again for all your hard work.
It's hard to imagine how the art community has been affected by Andersen's words. I loved Dulac and Greban! Thanks as always for expanding the world's familiarity to so any forgotten artists!
Absolutely exquisite, as usual, sir!!! I was wondering though, are you at all familiar with the contest between tattoo artists called "Ink Master"??? If you would not mind, I was wondering if you would be OK with me suggesting to the participants to peruse your channel??? If you are uncomfortable with this idea, I would understand completely and not suggest it. These uploads are a joy and a thing of beauty should be shared.
Hello and many thanks for your enthusiastic response to this video and the channel. You don't need my permission to share it with whoever you like, and in fact I would be delighted and grateful if you did make others aware of the channel. The more the better as far as I'm concerned.
As a lover of illustrated books I am overwhelmed with gratitude for all your videos. I own Dulac and others but I still learned so much. This is equivalent to a full year university course.
Thanks a lot for your appreciation of my work on the channel. I know there are a couple of illustration courses showing some of the videos, but I'd be happy if there were more.
What a collection!! I was lucky enough to have the Jiri Trnka edition, which had a very emotional effect. I especially remember the spindly Death with his golden crown. Thank you again for your wonderful work!
Many thanks for your comment and appreciation. I must admit I hadn't been aware of the Trnka version until I made the video. Once seen never forgotten.
Like yourself, I had no great hopes for the quality -- or even the existence! -- of modern illustrations of Andersen. And like yourself, am most happy to find I was wrong. I have a copy, a family heirloom if you will, a Christmas gift (1910) to my great aunt, which she gave, at a very early age, to my mother. A color frontispiece and line drawings throughout, but the artist(s) are nowhere credited.
The incredible number of artists engaged in the illustration about Andersen's fairy tale are just astonishing. This is really impressive, and also shows the evolution of techniques ! Great episode, again.
Hello again and I probably left out as many as I included. Personally I was always more drawn to the Grimms tales but this video is proving to be more than usually popular with viewers I'm pleased to say. Thanks as ever for your comment.
A fascinating departure from highlighting individual illustrators. So, so many takes by so, so many gifted and accomplished illustrators on one fantasy author's work. Captivating!
Thanks a lot, and I'm glad you have discovered the more evolutionary aspect of the channel. There are a few such as this but in general they don't seem to attract as many viewers. Which is frankly a pain in the backside as they take much longer to research and make. I'll never understand humans...
Another wonderfully narrated episode. To the abundance of illustrators who have chosen Andersen's tales as their subject, I'd like to add three more: In Germany, the "picture" of Andersen was largely shaped by Ruth Koser-Michaëls, whose illustrations were first published in 1938, but also lasted until the early 1960s thanks to publication in inexpensive editions. Some popular contemporary visualizations (in Germany) are the version by Svend Otto S. with its water colur style or Nikolaus Heidelbach's great painterly approach.
Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation. And also the names - despite my rigorous searches neither Koser Michaels (who is on my list for an unsung heroes episode) or Heidelbach popped up on screen. Mr. S did appear but for reasons I can't remember he ended up on the cutting room floor.
A lot of beautiful illustrations in this video, while digital has its advantages typical analog illustration techniques helps bring that old timey and ethereal feel to an artwork, quite fitting for something as old as the Andersen's fairy tales.
very satisfying to watch, thank you! On first glance, the Trnka version drew me in the most. But also the very last one, the ukrainian artist's version.
Thanks for your comment, and I'm sorry but I must admit I had never heard of Rudolf Koivu, and he didnt appear in any of my searches for this video. But I am indebted to you for the name and I will certainly feature his work in my unsung heroes series on the channel.
There ARE jewels to be found on TH-cam - discovered the channel (thank you, algorithms) because of Daumier, stumbled on a treasure trove. Lots and lots of gems to admire ...
Pete this was exquisite. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I know Eleanor Vere Boyle's work in her Beauty and the Beast. I love her pre-Raphaelite images, and her 'Beast' was entirely unique, resembling a pinniped. Was amazing to see all these wonderful illustrators in one video! Thank you and have a wonderful week!🧚♂
Hello again. Many thanks for your ongoing appreciation and 'm dlelighted that you - and quite a few other viewers - enjoyed this particulalr overview. It took a lot of work but it was a labour of love.
Hello and there's already a 2 part video about Grimms illustrators on the channel. A search with the key words/names will take you there. And 1001 nights is earmaked as a future project. No idea when it might appear though as there are quite a few others already in the pipeline.
Fantastic review!! Every single illustrator has brilliantly created something new and unique!!!! Another contemporary who illustrated Anderson’s stories is Galia Zinko. She uses digital rendering and it’s beautiful.
Hello again and thanks a lot for your appreciation as ever. And even more thanks(although tinged with frustration as I would certainly have included her) for Ms. Zinko's beautiful haunting work. I hate it when something that good gets under the radar...
Lovely whittle creatures in here & I will say I'm in a group that has forbidden ALL AI. I can't say I agree w/ that but, I see their point as the group wants its members to create our own art by our own hand/s & our own mind/s. I've been in the group for almost 9 years & agree change has arrived ... it is here NOW whether we agree w/ this change of a brand new world or not. Part of the issue is copyright & how the AI are being trained ... long discussion & this is not the place just thought I'd mention it
Hello and thanks as ever for your appreciation and comments. You're right about the discussion to be had about AI, but to sum up my own feelings, at least as far as image making is concerned, all I have seen so far is certainly artificial and an absence of intelligence.
it'd be interesting for someone to publish "The complete illustrations for Hans Christian Anderson" with all of the artists included. Too bad it'd be a legal nightmare and once published how many people could afford one.
Thanks Pete! Another awesome collection of illustrators. The recent ones are indeed excellent - there's always hope! Digital is the norm these days or a mixture of traditional and digital, at least, but I don't think the tactile nature of painting and illustration will ever fully disappear; its allure is too strong. Artists who rely on fast turn-around will obviously lean heavily into tablets and digital brushes (comic book illustrators come readily to mind), or those who use montage and collage mixed with typography. Even David Hockney has embraced the medium, but has not rejected the traditional - it's just another tool in his workshop.
Hello and many thanks for your appreciation of this - and other recently watched videos. I really have nothing against digital means and worked a lot in photoshop before retirement. But there is that physicality of pencil, paint, ink and paper that's missing from the digital process. The stylus never felt the same somehow. And regarding your other comments it makes my blood boil that the pulp publishers were so tightfisted when the images were so important to their success. No royalties paid either. And lastly more Polish illustrators are on the way but no idea when. Gronowski will probably be the first.
@@petebeard Yeah, I haven't used any Adobe products since I retired, either. Sometimes wonder if I can still remember how! Haha! Agree regarding how illustrators were treated by pulp publishers. Same applies to the comics industry - and it seemed to apply to English publishers as well as American. I mentioned Al Capp and Frazetta in one of my comments and Frank once recounted a situation that he only found out about after the fact: when Capp employed him on the Li'l Abner strip, Capp cut another staffer's pay in half to pay Frazetta! Capp was notoriously tight fisted, though that seems extreme even for him! I will await further forays into Polish art with eager anticipation! Cheers!
Pete, I absolutely love that you are honoring these artist and I'm always amazed at some of their works that I was not familiar with. This is wonderful work on your part. One small request: please loose that over used piece of background music. Way too many TH-cam producers are using it and it has become absolutely annoying.
Thanks a lot fir your appreciation of my efforts with the channel. I'm sorry about that music but I'm afraid removing/replacing it isn't an option. Once uploaded they can't be meaningfully edited.
@@petebeard I fully understand you can't go backwards. I just hear that same music so much. It's like getting stuck in an elevator with the same tune playing in a loop for days. I think your review of these artists is so important that I will ignore my own insanity. Thank you.
Thanks a lot. As it happens I could have made it much longer and left quite a few versions out, as many of my viewers seem to have short attention spans. Or maybe I mean me...
Dear Mr Beard, this is just wonderful , thank you very much. On a totally unrelated note, I was wondering if you have mentioned in any of your extraordinary videos, anything about Hal Foster, who for many years created the Prince Valiant strip. Perhaps he is not considered such a good illustrator?
Thanks a lot for your appreciation, and Hal Foster has in fact appeared in the unsung heroes series, specifically instalment 93. He certainly is considered more than a good illustrator by his many admirers, and I may well return to him at greater length somewhere down the line. I hope you enjoy the segment, brief as it is.
Wonderful as always, Pete, but you did miss out on one of my all-time favourite artists: Ron Embleton. You'll find his superb illustrations in Lornie Leete-Hodge's 1983 'retelling' of Andersen in 'Children's Favourite Stories' in the Internet Archive. The same aplies to her Brothers Grimm book 'Best Children's Stories', and both will only be found under the author's name as there's next to nothing in the I.A. under the artist's name. Arthur Szyk's version can also be found in the Archive.
Thanls a lot for the appreciation, and for th links on the archive. It's always frustrating to find out about a version that I would have included if I had known about it, but such is life. As far as I can recall I did include him in my Aesop's videos.
Andersen’s stories are not really for children. At least, not exclusively for children. Some of them are accessible to children, but they deal with adult themes. I don’t mean “adult” as in erotica; I mean that adults are better situated to grasp the ideas involved.
Hi and thanks as ever for your appreciation. But now I'm a bit grumpy as I didn't know about this fascinating illustrator, and would have included her in the video. Such is life.
My best friend has a famous huge market stall in Portobello and she specialises in antique childrens books. She found me an old copy of Rackham but after packing it up she lost it in her mess when moving house ! She told me that the binding was ruined but I could possibly frame the illustrations despite it being something I hate but sometimes that's all that is left. I once read that in some libraries people have stolen the illustrations from such books, I mean WHY?
Thanks for another comment. Those books from the golden age should be treated as what they are - visual treasures we'll never see again. Personally I bless the advent of scanners and digital printing, allowing anyone to have a good quality picture without destroying the precious original.
I am from the Netherlands, do you known Anton Pieck!!! He often make from illusrations of Andersen !!!!! He was also a designer of the that femish park (de efteling) !!! There are a lot of books of him! Mostley with Cristmis and New Year people here sind wishing ceards to family and frends !!!! His twin brother was an illustrator to,but his werk was verry different !!!!! In that park the feryttale forrest is beautiful!!!!
Hello and thanks for the comment. I do know and admire the work of Anton Pieck, and he features in unsung heroes of illustration 44. But you have reminded me that I should make a video just about his work, and eventually I will.
Hello and thanks for the comment. I must admit she did not appear in my researches, unfortunately. I would certainly have included her. Thanks for bringing her work to my attention.
@@russellwilson6388 Hello again and thanks for the clarification. I thought it might be that but I'm not overly familiar with Giger so didn't really have a clue. Now of course I see what you mean.
I found a book with the tales of H.C. Andersen and lovely illustrations at a flea market (cost me maybe 5 Euro). The illustrations are by Jiri Trnka 😊.
Thanks a lot for your comment. If memory serves ( it doesn;t always) I did include a few from Trnka in the Andersen's video. Maybe it was in Grimms.....
Artist will always defeat AI-by using it, and every other thing to create with. No despair is needed. Humans do not like the uncanny valley, and that is where AI lives. It is interesting now, but I think it will just become a tool in the future. We are not gods, we cannot create, in our blindness, something better than nature.♥️✌️
Thanks for your comment, and I certainly hope you are right. I have yet to see anything created by AI that can compete with real drawing, but having said that I'm kind of glad I'll be long buried before it takes over the world.
Tanto quino como sabat están en Wikipedia . Igual que Dante Quinterno el creador de Paturuzu. Por nombrarles alguno sin buscar en mis archivos. Hay mas. Sin ir mas lejos Pratt que dibujo el Halcon Maltes, tiene dibujos de tango muy buenos.
@@FernandoCasadevall-u7o Lamento haberlo entendido mal. Pensé que te referías a los ilustradores argentinos de los cuentos de Andersen. El problema que tengo es que necesito información y suficientes imágenes de buena calidad para presentar a cualquier ilustrador y no hay suficiente para permitirme hacerlo. Los ilustradores del pasado de algunos países son muy difíciles de conocer y Argentina es probablemente uno de ellos.
@@petebeard No hace falta que le dediques un capitulo a cada uno juntalos a todos y hace un pequeño resumen. Hoy acá hay elecciones mañana mas tranuilo te enviare paginas para que puedas ver si algo te sirve.
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As a child I found the illustrations just as enchanting as the stories themselves.
Hello and thanks. In all honesty I don't think I've ever actually read a complete volume of the tales. My knowledge of them is almost entirely from the pictures.
❤ I agree wholeheartedly ❤
It's remarkable just how many great artists have illustrated Andersen's Fairy Tales and each in their own exceptional way.
hello again and thanks a lot for your comment as usual. I'm glad to see this one is doing pretty well in terms of views.
I agree. the number of fantastic artworks rendered is amazing.
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Isn't it wonderful, after giving up hope, to discover that we were wrong? The Germans probably have a word for this. I was delighted (and relieved) to learn that so many talented illustrators are still out there and working today. Thank you for this!
hello and thanks a lot for your appreciative comment. And I too was pleasantly surprised by the contemporary versions.
I am happy to see there are contemporary artists using traditional media to create illustrations in the classical style. We are seeing a renewed interest in film photography. Perhaps there will be a growing interest in ink and paint on paper and canvas. Who knows? Perhaps your videos are helping this to happen. Thank you for helping keep traditional illustration alive.
Hi and many thanks for your comment. Despite my generally pessimistic nature it does seem that all is not lost for drawing and painting, at least when it comes to narrative illustration. Not so great in other areas, mind you.
I stopped the video many times to appreciate the incredible illustrations. So many styles, some so rich and some so stark. I loved many of the flowers included in compositions and the precisely-drawn animals. The Hokusai wave dragon chasing a flying woman was so evocative, I feel like finding a copy of the stories to read.
Hello again and thanks a lot for your appreciation of the video. These overviews are by far the hardest and most time consuming to make so I'm greatly relieved to see it's doing well in the viewings.
Another video to carefully placed in a digital library to be enjoyed again later with that little farewell touch so we remember where, why and how we were touched by its beauty.
Thanks Peter
Hello again and many thanks for your very kind comment about the video.
An optimistic finale; you have again illustrated the enduring superiority of pen and brush creations over the clumsy e-art. The Golden Age of illustration is not dead after all.
Hello again and I was very pleasantly surprised by some of the more recent editions. I wish other areas of illustration looked as healthy, though.
Thanks, Pete.
You are as always welcome.
The Art , through time , this is amazing to know and appreciate , and as a son of a Mother from an artistic family , who loves books ... I find this deeply emotive and touching on a human level , also as a Photographer , the Illustrated Arts, have always inspired my work. I was surprised in this video 3 facet's or era's 1. The Classical with Early water color works , 2. Art Deco influenced linear , and 3. the Japanese Illustrations , that have so clear and intrinsic to their culture a fine flair. Lastly the Ukrainian and Russian Artisan's show that in spite of ... DIGITAL ; real fine Arts thrive, and have not died. That You Peter Beard .... You feed my Soul , with these remembrances of the Human Arts ... Christopher ~ 🙏🏻
Hello and many thanks for your enthusiastic reponse and comments about this video and the channel in general. It really is heartwarming to know the work and content is appreciated.
❤Yes, food for the soul❤
This was delightful! I happen to own an 1940's copy of Andersens fairy tales, gifted to my mother in 1950 (8th printing). It was translated into Dutch by Christine Voortman and illustrated by Hetty Kluytmans, both monochrome line drawings and fully colored plates. This episode brought back a lot of memories... Thank you, Pete!
Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation and comment. And I wish I had known about Hetty Kluytmans - I would undoubtedly have included her distinctive images if I had known about her edition. No matter how hard I try something great always manages to hide from my searches.
That is no fault to you! We have learned so much already because of your extensive knowledge of the World of Illustrations! No one can ever really know everything. You have shown many artists from the eastern part of Europe I've never heard of, we don not expect you to know every Dutch artist at all. That is why you have us, your doting public! 😀
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thanks *Pete* always good
it amasses me how many people that has read his fairy tales
btw the artwork is amassing
Hello and I and it seems many others agree with you on that score.
@@petebeard so i hope bc he is the jante law
the dane law
Exquisite. Andersen brought out the best in in so many artists: a celebration of illustrative beauty. Nice one, Pete.
Hello again and thanks a lot. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you... again.😃
Hi and you are welcome.
Amazing showcase of instances of 'Artistic Cross-Pollination' and Unique Vision. Thanks, Pete, and I fully agree; the Modern-day works are definitely causes for optimism for the future of Illustration - be they Unsung or fully Celebrated!
Hi and thanks as ever. It was a genuine surprise to encounter so many great contemporary editions.
What an imagination and skill the artists had back in the day!
How very true. Thanks for the comment.
A book (or ten fairy tales) that launched a thousand careers. And thanks to you, Pete, we can see many in one convenient place.
Hello and your appreciation is always welcome - thanks a lot.
Just beautiful! I can’t thank you enough for the great art history that you bring to each of your “lessons”.
Hello and thanks a lot. Your appreciation is always welcome.
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Thank you for your extensive research and presentation of such delightful images with their intriguing backstory.
I like your voice, it’s somewhat soothing which matches the content quite well.
Also a good choice of microphone and editing software. Masterfully done.
Hello and many thanks for your appreciation. I can take no credit for my vocal chords of course but I'm grateful just the same.
👍🇬🇧🇵🇹Thank you. I will see it tomorrow, it's already part of my Sunday routine. 😁
Hello and I hope you aren't disappointed when you watch it.
Some absolutely stunning work, right up to today, despite computers.
Hello again and thanks a lot for your appreciation of this video and the illustrators featured.
Thanks for all your great work.
Hello and it's my pleasure - you are more than welcome.
thank you for these videos
Hello and you are very welcome.
Now I'd really like to see some of the more editions of Andersen's Fairy Tales. As a small child I was gifted a copy of Andersen's Fairy Tales with the Szyk illustrations by my aunt and paid no attention to any others.
Hello and thanks a lot for your comment. And Im glad to have introduced you to so many other versions. Szyk's are magnificent, though.
Phenomenal as always ❤
Hi and thanks a lot for the comment.
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Exceptional stuff as always.
Thanks a lot for your appreciation.
SU CONTENIDO ESTAN INCREIBLE,DE VERDAD LE ADMIRO Y LE AGRADEZCO ESTOS VIDEOS, ESTO ES UNICO EN TH-cam.
Hola y muchas gracias por tu buena opinión del canal. Significa mucho para mí saber que estoy llegando a espectadores fuera de mi propio país con estos videos, y sus comentarios y apoyo son muy bienvenidos.
Nice to see so many female illustrators and current artists. Thank you so much for sharing. It’s a shame that books with good quality prints from the golden age are difficult to find, can you recommend any? Dulac is my favourite but I have only been able to find books by Dover publications and the quality is not great
Hello and thanks for your comment. And unlike other professions in narrative illustration at least women have been the equals of the male of the species for quite a long time, I'm pleased to say. And regarding image quality in books it's always hit and miss. One of the biggest problems is that in many cases the originals don't exist so can't be properly scanned. Sometines photoshop is employed to upgrade but it's not wildly successful. Dulac, Rackham and Kay Nielsen in particular have suffered because of this. I tell myself at least its better than nothing.
Excellent
Thank you so much.
Fabulous! This video contained such a cornucopia of outstanding artworks that it is definitely in my top ten of your fine canon of brilliant video's. Thanks again for all your hard work.
Thanks a lot. Cornucopia - like it.
It's hard to imagine how the art community has been affected by Andersen's words. I loved Dulac and Greban! Thanks as always for expanding the world's familiarity to so any forgotten artists!
Hi again and as usual my gratitude for your appreciation of this video. It was certainly laborious to make, but a labour of love.
I love your videos, Pete. Keep them coming!
Hello and thanks. And Ill keep making them if you keep watching them.
@@petebeard Okay, it's a deal then! You make; I watch. 😃
Hey Pete, thank you, always good to hear your narratives.😊
Hi again and my gratitude as usual for your appreciation.
I love all your videos greetings from Argentina
Hello and thanks a lot for your favourable comment. It;s great to know the channel is watched in so many countries.
Thanks again Pete. We always look forward to your art lessons.
Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation and support.
Your channel is such an inspiring and educational treat! Watching your videos always puts me in the mood to draw. Thank you!!!
Hello and thanks for your favourable comment. And if it prompts you to pick up a pencil/stylus so much the better.
Impressive survey, thank you! A lot of talented artists and a lot of works you can explore for hours.
Hello and thanks a lot for your comment.
Absolutely exquisite, as usual, sir!!! I was wondering though, are you at all familiar with the contest between tattoo artists called "Ink Master"??? If you would not mind, I was wondering if you would be OK with me suggesting to the participants to peruse your channel??? If you are uncomfortable with this idea, I would understand completely and not suggest it. These uploads are a joy and a thing of beauty should be shared.
Hello and many thanks for your enthusiastic response to this video and the channel. You don't need my permission to share it with whoever you like, and in fact I would be delighted and grateful if you did make others aware of the channel. The more the better as far as I'm concerned.
Some wonderful illustrations from past and present artists ... thank you for bringing them to us.
Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation. I'm glad to say this one is proving to be pretty popular with viewers.
What a parade of riches! I don't know when I've ever spent twenty minutes in such a state of delight. A very special thanks for this one, Pete.
That's music to my ears. This one took a particularly long time to put together so I'm pleased to see it's getting a warm welcome. Thanks as ever.
❤Absolutely love the illustrations of this fantasy and fairy tale energies.
I am so thankful that you have created this wonderful video ❤
Hello and many thanks for your very positive response to this video.
As a lover of illustrated books I am overwhelmed with gratitude for all your videos. I own Dulac and others but I still learned so much. This is equivalent to a full year university course.
Thanks a lot for your appreciation of my work on the channel. I know there are a couple of illustration courses showing some of the videos, but I'd be happy if there were more.
What a collection!! I was lucky enough to have the Jiri Trnka edition, which had a very emotional effect. I especially remember the spindly Death with his golden crown. Thank you again for your wonderful work!
Many thanks for your comment and appreciation. I must admit I hadn't been aware of the Trnka version until I made the video. Once seen never forgotten.
Like yourself, I had no great hopes for the quality -- or even the existence! -- of modern illustrations of Andersen. And like yourself, am most happy to find I was wrong. I have a copy, a family heirloom if you will, a Christmas gift (1910) to my great aunt, which she gave, at a very early age, to my mother. A color frontispiece and line drawings throughout, but the artist(s) are nowhere credited.
Hello and thanks as usual for your favourable response to this video. Pity that copy is uncredited - I never did understand why publishers did that.
The incredible number of artists engaged in the illustration about Andersen's fairy tale are just astonishing. This is really impressive, and also shows the evolution of techniques ! Great episode, again.
Hello again and I probably left out as many as I included. Personally I was always more drawn to the Grimms tales but this video is proving to be more than usually popular with viewers I'm pleased to say. Thanks as ever for your comment.
Gosh I enjoyed this, your explanations were just wonderful, thank you so much!
Hello and many thanks for your appreciation. It's very welcome.
Such a wonderful video!!
Thanks a lot.
A fascinating departure from highlighting individual illustrators. So, so many takes by so, so many gifted and accomplished illustrators on one fantasy author's work. Captivating!
Thanks a lot, and I'm glad you have discovered the more evolutionary aspect of the channel. There are a few such as this but in general they don't seem to attract as many viewers. Which is frankly a pain in the backside as they take much longer to research and make. I'll never understand humans...
@@petebeard 😂😉
Thanks. Vladislav Erko i like it a lot.Very fine works
Thankd sor the comment - and Erko was a revelation.
Absolutely beautiful and stunning artwork from beginning to end.
Hello and thanks a lot for your comment.
Another wonderfully narrated episode. To the abundance of illustrators who have chosen Andersen's tales as their subject, I'd like to add three more: In Germany, the "picture" of Andersen was largely shaped by Ruth Koser-Michaëls, whose illustrations were first published in 1938, but also lasted until the early 1960s thanks to publication in inexpensive editions. Some popular contemporary visualizations (in Germany) are the version by Svend Otto S. with its water colur style or Nikolaus Heidelbach's great painterly approach.
Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation. And also the names - despite my rigorous searches neither Koser Michaels (who is on my list for an unsung heroes episode) or Heidelbach popped up on screen. Mr. S did appear but for reasons I can't remember he ended up on the cutting room floor.
A lot of beautiful illustrations in this video, while digital has its advantages typical analog illustration techniques helps bring that old timey and ethereal feel to an artwork, quite fitting for something as old as the Andersen's fairy tales.
Hello and thanks a lot for the positive comment.
very satisfying to watch, thank you! On first glance, the Trnka version drew me in the most. But also the very last one, the ukrainian artist's version.
Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation. Erko was a real eye opener for me.
Hello, i agree, these illustrations of his are great; they feel fresh and yet traditional at the same time. @@petebeard
The amount of discovery and research in this video is just amazing. Well done as always.
Thanks a lot. These overviews are by far the hardest to make but this one was a particular labour of love.
As a small girl I was fascinated by the Finnish illustrator Rudolf Koivu's work for Andersens fairytails. He is very popular still in Finland.
Thanks for your comment, and I'm sorry but I must admit I had never heard of Rudolf Koivu, and he didnt appear in any of my searches for this video. But I am indebted to you for the name and I will certainly feature his work in my unsung heroes series on the channel.
There ARE jewels to be found on TH-cam - discovered the channel (thank you, algorithms) because of Daumier, stumbled on a treasure trove. Lots and lots of gems to admire ...
Hello and welcome to the channel. I'm pleased our orbits collided and I hope you continue to enjoy the channel content.
Beautiful examples of creativity from now and yesteryear. Giving us some hope for the future of book illustrations!
Thanks a lot for your comment.Seeing those later examples made me uncharacteristically optimistic too.
Here again, Pete, you allow us to look into the minds of others' interpretations of what their minds tell them what THEY see. I love your videos.
Hello and many thanks for your appreciation. Such comments never fail to buck me up.
A most interesting collection of illustrative styles of Andersons Tales….as a child illustrations capture the imagination
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Pete this was exquisite. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I know Eleanor Vere Boyle's work in her Beauty and the Beast. I love her pre-Raphaelite images, and her 'Beast' was entirely unique, resembling a pinniped. Was amazing to see all these wonderful illustrators in one video! Thank you and have a wonderful week!🧚♂
Hello again. Many thanks for your ongoing appreciation and 'm dlelighted that you - and quite a few other viewers - enjoyed this particulalr overview. It took a lot of work but it was a labour of love.
Absolutely incredible video as always, thank you. I really appreciate you making these images accessible, and the very helpful commentary as well!
Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation and ongoing support.
Not everyone can be Maurice Sendak or Sir Arthur Rackham. Thank goodness you're here to keep the rest alive. Happy holidays!
Hello and thanks for the comment. I'm glad you clearly understand why I created the channel.
that was great, thank you
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thankd for the comment.
Great! Will there be similar videos on illustrators of the Brothers Grimm and "The Thousand and One Nights"?
Hello and there's already a 2 part video about Grimms illustrators on the channel. A search with the key words/names will take you there. And 1001 nights is earmaked as a future project. No idea when it might appear though as there are quite a few others already in the pipeline.
I like this. I hope it's a continuing series.
Hello and thanks a lot for your comment.
Fantastic review!! Every single illustrator has brilliantly created something new and unique!!!! Another contemporary who illustrated Anderson’s stories is Galia Zinko. She uses digital rendering and it’s beautiful.
Hello again and thanks a lot for your appreciation as ever. And even more thanks(although tinged with frustration as I would certainly have included her) for Ms. Zinko's beautiful haunting work. I hate it when something that good gets under the radar...
Thank you so much. Your videos have become magical.
That's a very welcome comment and I appreciate it. Thanks.
Arthur Rackham is a lovely illustrator and artist. One of my favorites.
Thanks a lot for your favourable comment.
Lovely whittle creatures in here & I will say I'm in a group that has forbidden ALL AI. I can't say I agree w/ that but, I see their point as the group wants its members to create our own art by our own hand/s & our own mind/s. I've been in the group for almost 9 years & agree change has arrived ... it is here NOW whether we agree w/ this change of a brand new world or not. Part of the issue is copyright & how the AI are being trained ... long discussion & this is not the place just thought I'd mention it
Hello and thanks as ever for your appreciation and comments. You're right about the discussion to be had about AI, but to sum up my own feelings, at least as far as image making is concerned, all I have seen so far is certainly artificial and an absence of intelligence.
@@petebeard There must be an emoti for that ... emoti/s not presently working
it'd be interesting for someone to publish "The complete illustrations for Hans Christian Anderson" with all of the artists included. Too bad it'd be a legal nightmare and once published how many people could afford one.
Hello and that's just one of the reasons I'm happier with videos than books. No such requirement.
Thanks Pete! Another awesome collection of illustrators. The recent ones are indeed excellent - there's always hope! Digital is the norm these days or a mixture of traditional and digital, at least, but I don't think the tactile nature of painting and illustration will ever fully disappear; its allure is too strong. Artists who rely on fast turn-around will obviously lean heavily into tablets and digital brushes (comic book illustrators come readily to mind), or those who use montage and collage mixed with typography. Even David Hockney has embraced the medium, but has not rejected the traditional - it's just another tool in his workshop.
Hello and many thanks for your appreciation of this - and other recently watched videos. I really have nothing against digital means and worked a lot in photoshop before retirement. But there is that physicality of pencil, paint, ink and paper that's missing from the digital process. The stylus never felt the same somehow.
And regarding your other comments it makes my blood boil that the pulp publishers were so tightfisted when the images were so important to their success. No royalties paid either. And lastly more Polish illustrators are on the way but no idea when. Gronowski will probably be the first.
@@petebeard Yeah, I haven't used any Adobe products since I retired, either. Sometimes wonder if I can still remember how! Haha!
Agree regarding how illustrators were treated by pulp publishers. Same applies to the comics industry - and it seemed to apply to English publishers as well as American.
I mentioned Al Capp and Frazetta in one of my comments and Frank once recounted a situation that he only found out about after the fact: when Capp employed him on the Li'l Abner strip, Capp cut another staffer's pay in half to pay Frazetta! Capp was notoriously tight fisted, though that seems extreme even for him!
I will await further forays into Polish art with eager anticipation! Cheers!
Pete, I absolutely love that you are honoring these artist and I'm always amazed at some of their works that I was not familiar with. This is wonderful work on your part.
One small request: please loose that over used piece of background music. Way too many TH-cam producers are using it and it has become absolutely annoying.
Thanks a lot fir your appreciation of my efforts with the channel. I'm sorry about that music but I'm afraid removing/replacing it isn't an option. Once uploaded they can't be meaningfully edited.
@@petebeard I fully understand you can't go backwards. I just hear that same music so much. It's like getting stuck in an elevator with the same tune playing in a loop for days. I think your review of these artists is so important that I will ignore my own insanity. Thank you.
Wow!
Indeed.
This is one of my favorites that you had done.
Thanks a lot and I'm delighted that you think so.
Nika Goltz’s illustrations are from 2006?? Huh……This whole time, I thought they were from the 70’s! 😳
Hello and you are right of course. I took the images from a later imprint. I'll put a caveat in the description box.
Wow, nice presentation and more thank I was expecting. Thanks for your work here
Thanks a lot. As it happens I could have made it much longer and left quite a few versions out, as many of my viewers seem to have short attention spans. Or maybe I mean me...
Dear Mr Beard, this is just wonderful , thank you very much. On a totally unrelated note, I was wondering if you have mentioned in any of your extraordinary videos, anything about Hal Foster, who for many years created the Prince Valiant strip. Perhaps he is not considered such a good illustrator?
Thanks a lot for your appreciation, and Hal Foster has in fact appeared in the unsung heroes series, specifically instalment 93. He certainly is considered more than a good illustrator by his many admirers, and I may well return to him at greater length somewhere down the line. I hope you enjoy the segment, brief as it is.
Wonderful as always, Pete, but you did miss out on one of my all-time favourite artists: Ron Embleton. You'll find his superb illustrations in Lornie Leete-Hodge's 1983 'retelling' of Andersen in 'Children's Favourite Stories' in the Internet Archive. The same aplies to her Brothers Grimm book 'Best Children's Stories', and both will only be found under the author's name as there's next to nothing in the I.A. under the artist's name. Arthur Szyk's version can also be found in the Archive.
Thanls a lot for the appreciation, and for th links on the archive. It's always frustrating to find out about a version that I would have included if I had known about it, but such is life. As far as I can recall I did include him in my Aesop's videos.
spot on narration and presentation.
Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation. It's very welcome.
Another great video, thank you!
Thanks a lot for your appreciation and comment.
Another great video Pete!!!
Thanks a lot for the comment.
Andersen’s stories are not really for children. At least, not exclusively for children. Some of them are accessible to children, but they deal with adult themes. I don’t mean “adult” as in erotica; I mean that adults are better situated to grasp the ideas involved.
Hello and thanks for the comment and insight.
Thank you for another as always breathtaking survey! (The only favorite I missed was Nancy Ekholm Burkert.)
Hi and thanks as ever for your appreciation. But now I'm a bit grumpy as I didn't know about this fascinating illustrator, and would have included her in the video. Such is life.
@@petebeard Well, there are more videos to be made, I'm certain!
My best friend has a famous huge market stall in Portobello and she specialises in antique childrens books. She found me an old copy of Rackham but after packing it up she lost it in her mess when moving house ! She told me that the binding was ruined but I could possibly frame the illustrations despite it being something I hate but sometimes that's all that is left. I once read that in some libraries people have stolen the illustrations from such books, I mean WHY?
Thanks for another comment. Those books from the golden age should be treated as what they are - visual treasures we'll never see again. Personally I bless the advent of scanners and digital printing, allowing anyone to have a good quality picture without destroying the precious original.
Another book: Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales (illustrated by Frank C. Pape)
Yes, I was aware of it. But like many others he didn't make it to the final edit.
I am from the Netherlands, do you known Anton Pieck!!! He often make from illusrations of Andersen !!!!! He was also a designer of the that femish park (de efteling) !!! There are a lot of books of him! Mostley with
Cristmis and New Year people here sind wishing ceards to family and frends !!!! His twin brother was an illustrator to,but his werk was verry different !!!!! In that park the feryttale forrest is beautiful!!!!
Hello and thanks for the comment. I do know and admire the work of Anton Pieck, and he features in unsung heroes of illustration 44. But you have reminded me that I should make a video just about his work, and eventually I will.
Great post.
Hello and thanks a lot for your comment.
I especially love Dagmar Berkova etherial illustrations.
Hello and thanks for the comment. I must admit she did not appear in my researches, unfortunately. I would certainly have included her. Thanks for bringing her work to my attention.
On that very last image did you pick up the cheeky doffing of the brush to H R Gieger 😅
No I didn't see that, and having taken another look I still don't. What am I missing?
Hi Pete. It's the female three headed figure with headress supported by the vase. Very last illustration. Beautiful....
@@russellwilson6388 Hello again and thanks for the clarification. I thought it might be that but I'm not overly familiar with Giger so didn't really have a clue. Now of course I see what you mean.
I found a book with the tales of H.C. Andersen and lovely illustrations at a flea market (cost me maybe 5 Euro). The illustrations are by Jiri Trnka 😊.
Thanks a lot for your comment. If memory serves ( it doesn;t always) I did include a few from Trnka in the Andersen's video. Maybe it was in Grimms.....
@petebeard You indeed included him in this video, that's why I mentioned the book. 🙂
Artist will always defeat AI-by using it, and every other thing to create with. No despair is needed. Humans do not like the uncanny valley, and that is where AI lives. It is interesting now, but I think it will just become a tool in the future. We are not gods, we cannot create, in our blindness, something better than nature.♥️✌️
Thanks for your comment, and I certainly hope you are right. I have yet to see anything created by AI that can compete with real drawing, but having said that I'm kind of glad I'll be long buried before it takes over the world.
Pa cuando los ilustradores argentinos?
Desafortunadamente, no encontré ninguna versión argentina de las historias
Tanto quino como sabat están en Wikipedia . Igual que Dante Quinterno el creador de Paturuzu. Por nombrarles alguno sin buscar en mis archivos. Hay mas. Sin ir mas lejos Pratt que dibujo el Halcon Maltes, tiene dibujos de tango muy buenos.
Un abrazo desde Argentina. Gracias por contestar ingles
@@FernandoCasadevall-u7o Lamento haberlo entendido mal. Pensé que te referías a los ilustradores argentinos de los cuentos de Andersen. El problema que tengo es que necesito información y suficientes imágenes de buena calidad para presentar a cualquier ilustrador y no hay suficiente para permitirme hacerlo. Los ilustradores del pasado de algunos países son muy difíciles de conocer y Argentina es probablemente uno de ellos.
@@petebeard No hace falta que le dediques un capitulo a cada uno juntalos a todos y hace un pequeño resumen. Hoy acá hay elecciones mañana mas tranuilo te enviare paginas para que puedas ver si algo te sirve.
Thank you as always
And as always you are very welcome.