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Theodor Kittelsen

31 works

Theodor Kittelsen (1857-1914) was a painter, illustrator and cartoonist from Norway. Read more

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Oil self-portrait of a bearded man in a brown knit cap and dark jacket, glancing over his shoulder against grey.

Self-Portrait

1891

Wild ducks flying over a green marsh with white cottongrass, a still lake and hills under a pale evening sky.

The twelve Wild Ducks

1897

Painting of a seaweed-covered sea monster with a huge toothed mouth rising from waves, with crabs and a grey sky.

The Sea Monster

1881

Painting of a boy in a striped shirt poking glowing embers on a stone hearth, with a blue barrel and teapot nearby.

The Ash Lad poking in the Ashes

1900

Painting of a glowing fairytale palace above fog, with sunlit snowy peaks behind it under a pale blue sky.

Soria Moria Palace

1900

Boy lying on a stone hearth poking glowing embers, with a teapot and a blue hatbox in a dim wooden room.

The Ash Lad

1900

Painting of a young man with an axe beside a slain grey troll whose severed head lies in a pool of blood in a forest.

The Ash Lad beheads the Troll

1900

Man in a hat faces a black wolf with glowing green eyes on a snowy forest path at night.

The Ash Lad and the Wolf

1900

Painting of a crowned princess in blue picking through a large dark troll's fur beside a glowing fireplace.

The Princess picking Lice from the Troll

1900

Boy with cap and staff looks over misty valley toward a distant golden palace on the horizon.

Far, far away Soria Moria Palace shimmered like Gold

1900

Painting of a figure running across a hillside toward a shaggy creature near pine trees, with a lake and hills under an eveni

The Ash Lad and the Troll

1900

Dark pond at dusk with lily pads and a shadowy water sprite with glowing eyes rising within ripples.

The Water Sprite

1904

Drawing of a forest troll rising from a spruce-topped hill, with a glowing eye and a pale moon in a blue sky.

Forest Troll

1906

Pen drawing of seven pale female figures rising above a moonlit sea, with a small boat and rocks in the foreground.

The Seven Sisters

1888

Pencil drawing of shaggy corn stooks in a field at dusk, with an orange moon rising behind dark hills.

Stooks of Corn in Moon light

1900

Ink and wash drawing of a dead man beside a forest road with ravens circling above pine trees.

The Pauper

1894

Pencil drawing of a hooded, ghostly figure on a slope above turf-roofed cabins, with a fjord and snowy mountains behind.

She Covers the Whole Country

1894

Drawing of a hooded green-faced witch with a broom on a grassy slope above turf-roofed huts, a fjord and snowy mountains.

She covers the whole country

1904

Charcoal drawing of a troll face with a glowing eye emerging from a misty pine forest and layered hills.

The Forest Troll

1891

Dark pen drawing of a wooden interior with beams and posts, small rodents scattered on the floor and a skull visible.

Musstad

1894

Ink and wash drawing of a glowing-eyed water sprite emerging from a misty lake among lily pads and trees.

The Water Sprite

1887

Pen drawing of a frightened creature peering from beneath dark wooden stairs, with light falling through the steps.

Pesta on the Stairs

1894

Pen and ink portrait of a bearded man in a waistcoat and jacket against a hatched background, signed Th. Kittelsen.

Self Portrait

1888

Pencil drawing of a hazy seashore with a tall sea stack, scattered rocks, a glowing sun, and distant islands.

Tussen

1888

Dark graphite drawing of a sailing ship in storm clouds and rough sea, lit by a glowing moon.

The Ship "Albatros" in Storm

1892

Drawing of a white bear carrying a crowned blonde woman through a misty forest, signed Th. Kittelsen 1912.

White-Bear-King Valemon

1912

Pencil drawing of a snarling striped tabby cat advancing down a forest path between pine trees.

Then the Tabby went far, and farther than far

1906

Pen and ink drawing of a woman in a white dress and headscarf standing in a forest clearing beside a tree stump.

The Wood Nymph

1891

Pen drawing of wooden fishing huts above a Lofoten sound, with rocky shores and steep mountains behind.

Sund i Lofoten

1890

Pen and ink drawing of dark birds flying and gathering over rocky shore with distant jagged mountains and calm sea.

Troll Birds

1887

Ink drawing of a toothed sea monster rising from waves beside rocky cliffs, with a bird flying under a hatched sky.

Sea Monster

1887

Theodor Kittelsen (1857-1914) was a painter, illustrator and cartoonist from Norway. Theodor Kittelsen was born in Kragerø and died in Jeløya. Browse 31 works by Theodor Kittelsen from 2 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata