Between Nordic Legends and XVIIIth century Romance
Danish and Scandinavian FantasiaNielsen's first published commission included a suite of monotone and full colour illustrations for In Powder and Crinoline (1913), a collection of modern fairy tales compiled by Arthur Quiller-Couch. A year later, his illustrations for the Norse fairy tales collected by Asbjörnsen : East of the Sun and West of the Moon – considered by many to be among his masterpieces – were published. Following World War I, Nielsen produced other great works, including illustrations for Red Magic and fairytales by Andersen and the Brothers Grimm