The John Bauer Museum

Located in Jönköping, Sweden, is the John Bauer museum – home to over 1000 works by this world famous fairytale artist. Bauer was born in Jönköping in 1882, and began his career as an artist at 16. His illustrations for ‘Bland tomtar och troll’ (Among elves and trolls), an annual illustrated fairytale book, saw him come to be considered Sweden’s most popular fairytale artist. Beautiful princesses and trolls populate Bauer’s paintings of mysterious, dark forests, which were inspired by frequent journeys in the wilds of Sweden and local folktales. Tragically, John, his wife and small son were killed in a boating accident in 1918, but the museum preserves his work for future generations.
The museum is open year-round and has many of Bauer’s most famous works on display, giving the visitor a chance to explore this enchanted world.

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