Artist · 15 prints
Theodor Kittelsen Prints
About Theodor Kittelsen
Theodor Severin Kittelsen (1857–1914) was a Norwegian painter and illustrator, born in Kragerø on 27 April 1857 and died at Jeløy, near Moss, on 21 January 1914. He studied at Wilhelm von Hanno's drawing school in Christiania (now Oslo), at the art academy in Munich, and in Paris in 1882–83 on a state scholarship. He lived at Skomvær lighthouse in Lofoten from 1887 and from 1899 at Lauvlia, his home in Sigdal.
Kittelsen is known for his nature paintings and for his illustrations of fairy tales and legends, especially trolls. For nearly 30 years he illustrated Asbjørnsen and Moe's collections of Norwegian folk tales. Key works include the book Troldskab (1892), the drawings of Svartedauen (The Black Death), first published in 1900, and the twelve-picture series Soria Moria Palace (1900). The largest collection of his work is in the National Museum in Oslo, and Lauvlia is open to the public.
Theodor Kittelsen prints: reproductions of the Norwegian artist's paintings and drawings of trolls, fairy tales and folklore. The collection includes The Water Sprite (1887 and 1904 versions), Sea Monster (1887), Pesta on the Stairs (1896), Far, Far Away Soria Moria Palace Shimmered Like Gold (1900), Forest Troll (1906) and White Bear King Valemon (1912).
Our selection covers three sides of his work: the folk-tale illustrations of trolls, princesses, the Ash Lad and the Twelve Wild Ducks; the 1890s drawings of the plague figure Pesta and of rural hardship, such as The Pauper; and moonlit Norwegian landscapes such as Stooks of Corn in Moonlight (1900). Dark forests, still water and northern light recur across the set.
The fairy-tale pictures suit children's rooms and reading corners, and the darker drawings and moonlit landscapes suit studies and hallways. All prints are museum-quality reproductions, available unframed or framed with acrylic glazing, with free shipping and import duties covered.
