Wild and shy and monstrous creatures, said Tuan Cairill, Ranged in the plains and forests of Eire.

The Story of Tuan Cairill. From Irish Fairy Tales, 1920.

Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) was one of the few illustrators as skillful at showing us the visible world as the realms and inhabitants of the imagination.

Rackham's fairies are superbly beautiful, but he also pictures magnificently grotesque creatures that no one has ever seen, at least not outside of dreams and nightmares. His animate trees are undeniably real, albeit not something to be met with on a dark night, but many of his other visions show us beings and things we cannot place or define.

This print is made at our location in Seattle, WA. It comes with a thick, white backing board and is sealed in a clear bag. At 11 inches x 14 inches, it is suitable for framing or can be used as is for wall display. Our goal is to bring back to life these wonderful illustrations from old-fashioned, children's books and from early advertising art.