JRR Tolkien Drawing for “The Hobbit”
Today, on the website, BrainPickings.org, a wonderfully informative site written by Maria Popova, there is a great post on the art of The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien‘s classic fantasy that has thrilled young and old alike for more than 75 years now. It includes Tolkien’s own drawings, which are quite impressive (one of my favorites is at the top of this post), as well as a number of other artists’ conceptualizations, taken from a number of editions from around the world. There are drawings from Swedish, Czech, Japanese and Russian editions, each very unique in their take on the Tolkien tale. It’s great to see these other translations of this story that has become part of our universal culture.
Below is a group from Swedish-Finn artist Tove Jansson‘s 1962 Swedish edition of the book. They are among my favorites although it’s hard to single out any one, so beautifully done are they all. Please click on the Tolkien drawing at the top to go to BrainPickings and see the entire group.
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