#rudolf koivu

[thefugitivesaint]

Rudolf Koivu (1890-1946), 'Matkatoveri Reskamraten' (Travel companion Reskamraten), ''Fairy Tales'' by Hans Christian Andersen, 1940

[nijinokanatani]

Rudolf Koivu (1890-1946)

Christmas Carol

[artpollsblog]

Round 2 - Set 22

Left: Fear in the Woods 1896 by Hugo Simberg

Description: painting showing two bears and an old woman in a forest. The woman is smiling at the bears. Wind blows the hair of the woman, the branches of the trees and a small dandelion in the forground.

Propaganda: It remainds me of that quote: "“A witch ought never to be frightened in the darkest forest, Granny Weatherwax had once told her, because she should be sure in her soul that the most terrifying thing in the forest was her." - Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith.

Fear in the Woods 1896 by Hugo Simberg. Watercolor on paper. The art is 21,4 × 27,7 cm. The art is in the Finnish National Gallery (link to the art here). The art was photographed by Jenni Nurminen.

Right: Garm (magazine) cover 1930 by Rudolf Koivu

This art is in copyright, you can look at it here at rudolfkoivu.fi (link here).

Description: drawing showing witches and devils burst out of a an egg laying in a nest, they are grinning widely.

Garm (magazine) cover 1930 by Rudolf Koivu. Accessed through rudolfkoivu.fi (link here).

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Skymningsvävd | Fragment (2023)

[pluurankeli]

Rudolf Koivu

Vihreä lohikäärme/The Green Dragon (1937)

https://www.korttientalo.fi/rudolf-koivu-satukuvitukset/1883-vihreae-lohikaeaerme.html

[tuherrus]

not a typical christmas card featuring current brainrot, but one of the most influential artists for me when i was growing up was rudolf koivu and i've wanted to emulate his style for a while....he's made a million christmas cards and this is based on one of them (i've also been wanting to draw this pink jacket somewhere)

[the-mandolorian]

peaceful nights all year round

🎨Rudolf Koivu (Finnish, 1890 – 1946)

[1five1two]

Rudolf Koivu. 1890-1946.

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Rudolf Koivu (Finnish 1890-1946), The Boy and the Star, Illustration

[emvidal]

🎨Rudolf Koivu (1890 – 1946) was a Finnish illustrator and painter, best known for illustrating books of fairytales for children, which are enduringly and timelessly popular.

R. Koivu was born in St. Petersburg, Russia.

He illustrated stories by Zacharias Topelius, Anni Swan and Hans Christian Andersen, among others.

Koivu died in Helsinki in 1946.

In his honor, the Rudolf Koivu Prize was established in 1949. It is awarded biennially to Finnish illustrators of children's books.

[thefugitivesaint]

Rudolf Koivu (1890-1946), 'Peikkojen Luolassa' (In the Cave of the Trolls or, translated differently, The Trolls Den), 1938

[artpollsblog]

Round 1 - Set 107

In the cave of the trolls 1938 by Rudolf Koivu

This art is in copyright, you can look at it here at rudolfkoivu.fi (link here).

Description: drawing two children surrounded by a large group of humanoid creatures with glowing red eyes all reaching for them. The children have their arms raised, one of them looks afraid the other ready to fight. The art is mainly in blue and red.

In the cave of the trolls 1938 by Rudolf Koivu. Accessed through rudolfkoivu.fi (link here).

Right: Garm (magazine) cover 1930 by Rudolf Koivu

This art is in copyright, you can look at it here at rudolfkoivu.fi (link here).

Description: drawing showing witches and devils burst out of a an egg laying in a nest, they are grinning widely.

Garm (magazine) cover 1930 by Rudolf Koivu. Accessed through rudolfkoivu.fi (link here).

[aliceliawitch]

'Noita ratsastaa' La bruja cabalga - Rudolf Koivu (1890-1946)

[amatesura]

Rudolf Koivu, Sirkan Joulu, 1947 (detail)

[tuherrus]

5, 7, and 17?

5. What piece of art are you still proud of to this day? (Show or describe)

i think i'm pretty proud of my finnish folklore/mythology pieces still! i wanna make more too, in the future...

7. Who are some artists that have inspired you?

i feel i might've made a huge post about some of my favorite artists before but i'll just list what quickly come to mind right away:

junji ito akseli gallen-kallela sara kipin kaneoya sachiko rudolf koivu john waterhouse

and a bunch more but that's some off the top of my head!

17. Your personal favorite works of art (not made by you) are...?

again just quickly listing some that first come to mind so i won't make a huge post!!

ernst josephson's näkki sara kipin's the hart satoshi kon's perfect blue promo poster toulouse-lautrec's in bed

[notneverunless]

rudolf koivu