John Bauer

The life of the artist in John Bauer posters

Born in Jönköping, Sweden on the 4th of June in the year 1882, John Bauer saw the world in little pictures even as child. When he was a 4-year-old, he asked his mother to close her eyes so that she could see all of the beauty he saw, and that he could not be without pen and paper. This childlike glee is evident in his body of work, as you will see in this superb collection of John Bauer posters. John later studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts from 1900 to 1905, and married his classmate Ester Ellqvist in 1906. His unique style was inspired by the Neo-Renaissance movement, and the forests of Småland, medieval German towns, Sami life and culture, and fourteenth century Italian painting were of great significance to his artistic evolution. Many of these various influences can be viewed in the pieces present in Photowall's beautiful lineup of John Bauer posters. A particular example of this Swedish artist's work being an amalgation of different clouts is John Bauer - Agneta och Sjökungen. This John Bauer poster combines his native folklore with the aesthetics of the Neo-Renaissance, creating an absolutely astounding motif that can instantly transform any interior with beauty and charm.

A man of many facets

Together with his friends, Bauer was part of a generation of Swedish painters who started their careers just before the Modernism movement began to flourish. Artists such as Carl Larsson, Anders Zorn, Bruno Lijefors, as well as Fritz Erler, Max Klinger and other German illustrators served as inspiration in John's work. Most of his masterpieces were watercolours or prints in monochrome or muted colours, as you can see in the John Bauer poster named John Bauer - Vil- Vallareman. With his illustrations and paintings, people were able to broaden their understanding and appreciation of Swedish folklore, fairy tales and landscape. John Bauer posters by Photowall feature Swedish nature, the dense forest and the creatures of lore living there. John Bauer - Prinsessan och Trollet is another significant piece that adds to the charm of this particular assortment.

Jewels in John Bauer posters

His most famous work, the illustrations to the first of eight volumes of "Bland tomtar och Troll", a collection of fairy tales written by Swedish authors, was published in 1907. Hugely successful, the early volumes had illustrations which were printed in grey tones only, sometimes with a bit of yellow colour added. The piece entitled John Bauer - De fyra Stortrollen displays this, a John Bauer poster with tremendous style and depth. The later volumes produced the now famous examples of his more mature work, subsequently also published in colour. Prinsessan och trollen - John Bauer is a wonderful example of this as this John Bauer poster provides gorgeous style and visual weight in any room you choose to spruce up.