Kay Nielsen
(1886-1957)
Danish

Below are links to the fairy tale illustrations of Kay Nielsen. Click on the image to view all of the illustrations for each tale.

Bluebeard

Brave Little Tailor

Brother and Sister

Catskin (Donkeyskin variant)

East of the Sun and West of the Moon

Goose Girl

Hansel and Gretel

Nightingale

Princess and the Pea

Rapunzel

Rose Bud (Sleeping Beauty)

Rumpelstiltskin

Six Swans

Snow Drop (Snow White)

Snow Queen

Story of the Three Bears

Twelve Dancing Princesses

Titles of some books illustrated by Kay Nielsen:

Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur. In Powder and Crinoline: Old Fairy Tales. Kay Nielsen, illustrator. London: Hodder & Stoughton, n.d. [1913].

Asbjornsen, Peter Christen and Moe, Jorgen. East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North. Kay Nielsen, illustrator. New York: George H. Doran, n.d. [1914].

Andersen, Hans Christian. Fairy Tales By Hans Andersen. Kay Nielsen, illustrator. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1924.

Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. Hansel and Gretel and Other Stories by the Brothers Grimm. Kay Nielsen, illustrator. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1925.

Wilson, Romer, editor. Red Magic: A Collection of the World's Best Fairy Tales from All Countries. Kay Nielsen, illustrator. London: J. Cape, 1930.

For more information about Kay Nielsen, please visit the following sites:

Artmagick: Kay Nielsen

Bud Plant Illustration Books: Kay Nielsen Biography

Elizabeth Nesbitt Room Illustrators Project: Kay Nielsen

Art Passion's Kay Nielsen Page