{"product_id":"kay-nielsen-1001-nights-9783836595636","title":"Kay Nielsen. 1001 Nights 9783836595636","description":"\u003cp\u003eVisions of 1,001 Nights\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe exquisite storybook of Kay Nielsen’s enchanting tale illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the late 1910s, in a Europe ravaged by World War I, Danish illustrator \u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/kay-nielsen\/\"\u003eKay Nielsen\u003c\/a\u003e put the finishing touches on his illustrations of \u003cem\u003eA Thousand and One Nights\u003c\/em\u003e. The results are considered masterpieces of early 20th-century illustration: \u003cstrong\u003ebursting with sumptuous colors of deep blues, reds, and gold leaf, and evoking all the magic of this legendary collection of Indo-Persian and Arabic folktales\u003c\/strong\u003e, compiled between the 8th and 13th centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, publishers retreated from Nielsen's project in the financially strapped postwar climate, and the publication never happened. A rising star, Nielsen moved on to other work. \u003cstrong\u003eThis world heritage classic's spectacular pen, ink, and watercolor images remained under lock and key for 40 years\u003c\/strong\u003e. Published just once in the 1970s, the illustrations were rescued from oblivion after Nielsen's death in 1957 and are now held by the UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, the Art Institute of Chicago, and in two private collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis publication is a unique compilation of fine art prints and stunning illustrations reproduced directly from Nielsen's original watercolors\u003c\/strong\u003e—the only complete set of his extraordinary drawings to have survived. The book features descriptions of all of the images and three generously illustrated essays on the making of this series, the origin of Nielsen's unique imagery, and a history of the tales. In addition, \u003cstrong\u003eit shows many unpublished or rarely seen artworks by Nielsen\u003c\/strong\u003e and intricate black-and-white drawings Nielsen created for the original publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe editor\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNoel Daniel \u003c\/strong\u003eis a graduate of Princeton University and a former Fulbright Scholar to Berlin. Her TASCHEN publications include \u003cem\u003eTATTOO 1730s-1950s\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/kay-nielsen\/\"\u003eKay Nielsen\u003c\/a\u003e’s A Thousand and One Nights \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e East of the Sun and West of the Moon, The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Wintertime Tales, Magic\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Circus.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\"\u003eKay Nielsen. 1001 Nights\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-information__book-details\"\u003eHardcover, \u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--dimensions\"\u003e31.2 x 31.2 cm, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--weight\"\u003e1.62 kg, \u003c\/span\u003e144 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Edwards Lowell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55662483276101,"sku":"9783836595636","price":50.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/7132\/6789\/files\/2027e10e0bea717f8df7ad6dfc1448ac.webp?v=1758023347","url":"https:\/\/elcol.com\/products\/kay-nielsen-1001-nights-9783836595636","provider":"Edwards Lowell","version":"1.0","type":"link"}