The art of Ivan Bilibin, 1876–1942
Dec 14, 2009
Ivan Tsarevich catching the Firebird’s feather (1899).
The Firebird again, one of Bilibin’s many illustrations of Slavic folktales. These examples are from the collection at Wikimedia Commons. SurLaLune has more of Tsarevitch Ivan, the Firebird and the Grey Wolf (1899) along with other Bilibin books while the trusty Internet Archive has a 1917 edition of Russian Wonder Tales.
Ex libris design (1922).
Ruslan and Giant’s Head (1917).
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3 comments or trackbacks
#1 posted by Yewtree
Dec 14th, 2009
I have a copy of the Larousse Encyclopaedia of Mythology which has a lot of illustrations by Bilibin. I love his stuff.
I also like Bakst (the set & costume designer).
#2 posted by John
Dec 14th, 2009
Heh, yes, I have that book as well. And Bakst is great, I posted one of his Nijinsky pictures a while back.
#3 posted by theaxx
Dec 16th, 2009
these are really really gorgeous!
thea.
xx