Kay Nielsen - An Enchanted Vision

Kay Nielsen - An Enchanted Vision / ISBN 9780878468805 / A super-nice 168-page hardback, 8.5 x 11.25 inches, from MFA Publications  A new art book on a 50 Watts favorite, the legendary Danish illustrator Kay Nielsen. *** Kay Nielsen’s luminous interpretations of fairy tales and legends from around the world are among the most celebrated book illustrations of the 20th century, unsurpassed in their dramatic intensity and intricate detail. This book is the first to put his achievements in the context of a career that took him from studies in Paris to the Copenhagen theater, to galleries in London and New York, to the Walt Disney Studios, presenting fresh insights into his life and work as well as his materials and techniques. Dazzling reproductions of original watercolors and drawings from one of the premier collections of Nielsen’s work invite viewers to enter the enchanted world of an imaginative and supremely gifted artist. Born in Copenhagen and educated in Paris, Kay Nielsen (1886–19