author
Edmund Dulac
1882–1953
Best known for luminous fairy-tale art, this French-born British illustrator brought stories from The Arabian Nights, Hans Christian Andersen, and Shakespeare to life with rich color and dreamlike detail. His pictures helped define the golden age of illustrated books in the early 20th century.
2 Audiobooks
Edmund Dulac's Picture-Book for the French Red Cross
by Edmund Dulac
Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations
by Edmund Dulac
About the author
Born in Toulouse in 1882, Edmund Dulac first studied law before turning fully to art at the École des Beaux-Arts. He moved to London in the early 1900s and quickly became one of the most admired illustrators of his time, especially for deluxe gift books filled with imaginative watercolors.
His most celebrated work includes illustrations for Stories from The Arabian Nights, The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales, and Stories from Hans Andersen. Readers were drawn to the elegance of his line, his jewel-like color, and the sense of wonder he brought to folklore, fantasy, and classic literature.
Later in life, he worked beyond books as well, designing for magazines, theater, banknotes, and postage stamps. He died in London in 1953, but his art still stands out for its beauty, atmosphere, and ability to make old stories feel enchanted and new.