Edmund Dulac was born in Toulouse, France; and became known for his illustrations during what is called know, “The Golden Age” of Children’s Book Illustrations. Dulac was a passionate Anglophile, changing his name from “Edmond” to the more English “Edmund”. His works were mainly inspired by Oriental Designs and imagery.
Some of his well known works are for Sleeping Beauty, The Arabian Nights, Cinderella, Bluebeard, The Little Mermaid and The Snow Queen.
His works are characterized by their watercolor nature, where background and foreground blend together just enough to create a unique visual identity, a blend of muted colors featuring a monochrome color scheme in quite a few instances.
This vibrant and dull being of Dulac’s works is what I like about it so much, it feels like it’s up in a museum; that maybe in some shape, way and form, these tales really did happen, maybe one day something similar could happen, and you’d just be whisked away.
