Mabel Lucie Attwell (4 June 1879 – 5 November 1964) was a British illustrator. She was known for her cute, nostalgic drawings of children, based on her daughter, Peggy. Her drawings are featured on many postcards, advertisements, posters, books and figurines.
Mabel Lucie Attwell is one of the most well-known and loved woman illustrators of the Golden Age. It’s easy to see why, her illustrations lacks details and some overly “sweet”. But her chubby, winsome figures, simple palette, catchy composition is pleasing to the eyes won over the hearts of many children a hundred years ago and still do today. Many of her books including The Water Babies and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland are still in print to this date.
Grimms’ Fairy Tales, originally known as the Children’s and Household Tales (German: Kinder- und Hausmärchen, is a collection of fairy tales by the Grimm brothers or “Brothers Grimm“, Jakob and Wilhelm, first published on 20 December 1812. The first edition contained 86 stories, and by the seventh edition in 1857, had 210 unique fairy tales.
Presenting one of Mabel Lucie Attwell’s earliest masterpiece, Grimm’s Fairy Tales. Published by Raphael Tuck, circa 1912.
Art Gallery: Mabel Lucie Attwell – Grimms’ Fairy Tales 1912
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