Here is a wonderful find from my attic! Years ago, I fell in love with the rich colors and whimsical overtones of this postcard. I bought it and put it in a pretty box with a collection of old postcards--all tied together with a fragile blue ribbon.The original painting is called "Sagoprinsen," or in English, "Fairy Prince." The artist John Bauer became best known for his pictures of fairy tales. He found inspiration for his "trolls" from the scenery around his native home.
The postcard was printed in Sweden in 1976.
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What a cute little troll!
ReplyDeleteWow, wow! I'd love to get that card. I love fairy tales...
ReplyDeleteHappy May!
Very beautiful indeed!
ReplyDeleteVery handsome fairy prince ... yeah RIGHT it was the colors and overtones of the piece that you fell in love with! Tee hee.
ReplyDeleteI love the whimsy of it too
ReplyDeleteOh, oh, oh, I absolutly adore it!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd forsooth, thank you for hurling the gauntlet back in my face...I knew I could count on you for some great art and good fun! Have a wonderful May Day!!!
I always knew there were real trolls in Sweden. Don't you just know he saw them? That that's what he means by inspiration from scenery around his home?
ReplyDeleteYour blog's so cool!I have a top stocks blog!. Welcome to visit!
ReplyDeleteI'm beginning to wish I had an attic. What cool stuff you find!
ReplyDeleteI love it and its fairy tale look!
ReplyDeleteI Adore Attics 'n all
ReplyDeletethe Awesome Treasures
that lay hiding...
waiting to be discovered!
This is such a Beautiful
'n Magical card...
I know this is "wrong",
but I want to give that
Troll a "mani"...
~chuckles~Hope you're having
a Happy May Day!
~blessings~
Pearl
A lovely postcard.....I hope to see more postcards from that bundle tied in blue ribbon.
ReplyDeleteHappy May Day.....hope your day has been beautiful.
Oh what a wonderful card! I love that style, very suited to fairy tales.
ReplyDeleteHi Beth,
ReplyDeleteSorry, I am a week behind. Last Saturday, we had a double birthday party and family from the US was staying at our home. A great week, but no time to write. Today we travel to Italy for the silent film festival in Pordenone. Next friday, I'll do a PFF post from there and from then on I'm gonna make special PFF posts. I have a nice idea. You'll see.
Thanks for posting this wonderful Swedish card. I am a fan of Astrid Lindgren and read many of her books and loved the children series on TV about Pipi Longstockings, Emil etc. Funny and so imagainative. And those wonderful Scandinavian books and illustrations of Tove Janson, Carl Larsson, Sven Nordqvist, etc. Great! Have a good week and a perfect postcard friday, dear friend!
Paul