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Maxfield Parrish

Daybreak. The first of Parrish's work to be made with the goal of creating art prints. During his time, it was estimated 1 in 4 households owned a copy, making Parrish the most popular artist prints alongside Van Gogh and Cezanne

I love the colors in this one, and the depth of the landscape. It reminds me a lot of Ancient Greece

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Maxfield Parrish

The Dinkey-Bird; the first time Parrish's work was printed in full color. I love how this painting looks like it came straight from a dream.

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Maxfield Parrish

Romance, 1922. This painting originally sold for $10,000 when it was released, and made Parrish the highest paid artist in America. The landscape is breathtaking. I love how the emotions of the figures still stand out and mirror the scene.

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Maxfield Parrish

I think my favorite thing about this painting, Ecstasy, is how the woman and the mountain are two separate things, but are inextricably linked. The way her gown's twists and folds look like hte mountains rock, and how the warm glow from the sun bathes the both of them. 

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Maxfield Parrish

Air Castles

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Illustration for Sleeping Beauty. I love how everything in this one looks like its lit by candlelight, and emits a warm, quiet glow. The folds on the clothing are incredible.

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Kay Nielsen

I feel like the simplicity of the composition here could actually make it harder to pull off, but Nielsen does a beautiful job. This piece feels so lonely and ominous.

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Kay Nielsen

I love the movement of the branches, almost as if she's holding them like a baby. The splash of red hair is a beautiful touch.

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Edmund Dulac

Another illustration from Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven". I love the detail and ironwork on the window; it helps offset the high detail of the angelic figures.

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An illustration for Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven". I love the composition on this one and the contrast of the figure with the birdshape in the clouds. Reminds me of Caspar David Friedrich's "Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog".

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Ilustration for the Rubaiyat, "Hidden by the Sleeve of Night". I love the personification of Night here; she reminds me a lot of Nyx. The downward tumble of her gown helps balance out the scene.

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From Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid. I'm a big fan of the ocean, fish, and nautical themes. I love the concentration of details in the lower left corner.

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The Little Mermaid dissolving into a sea of foam. I feel like you don't need the illustrative context for this one to come across as sad and melancholy. 

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Another of Dulac's Gods and Mortals in Love series, this time featuring Aphrodite and Adonis. While the landscape is gorgeous, there's something about the rubbery anatomy of Adonis that I really like.

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Another of Dulac's Gods and Mortals in Love series - Selene and Endymion. I love the almost Art Deco vibes this one is starting to get out, particularly in the figure of Selene. 

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Part of the Gods and Mortals in Love series - Orpheus and Eurydice. The colors are so beautiful. Side note: there is no myth in existence that rips my heart to shreds more than this one.

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Edmund Dulac

While I love the faeries in this illustration, I 100% posted it because I am swooning over the granluated colors.