Theodor Kittelsen

1857-1914

Kittelsen was a Norwegian artist known for his illustrations of mythical creatures and historical scenes. He did a lot of paintings of trolls which are sort of goofy, and landscapes that aren't that interesting. I do, however, rather enjoy his Svartedauen series - some of these images have been known to grace album covers of Norwegian Black Metal bands, like Burzum's "HVIS LYSET TAR OSS". Grrr. . .

Illustrations for Svartedauen (The Black Death)