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Willy Pogány: Art for Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends

 

 

Willy Pogány (1882-1955) was another of the artists identified with the Golden Age of Illustration. He was a prolific contributor to both childrens' and adult books - providing illustrations depicting fairy tales, myths and legends to over 100 titles. His Art Nouveau influenced work is simply stunning.

Willy Pogany (vintage photograph)

The Willy Pogány Collection at Spirit of the Ages includes art images from some of Pogány's seminal work illustrating fairy tales, myths and legends. As a valuable reference resource, options are also provided for purchasing a range of gifts, including reproductions of illustrations

by Pogány on prints, posters and cards.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To the left, we show a vintage

photograph of Willy Pogány.

 

Departing from his native Hungary, Pogány lived in London for 10 years from 1906 - illustrating  a number of books during that time, including "Faust" (1908) and the most elaborate of his  numerous interpretations of "Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám" (1909). That 1909 version of "Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám" included calligraphy throughout and profuse sumptuous decoration in addition to the colour tipped-in plates.

 

Prior to his emigration to the United States of America in 1914, Pogány also completed what are considered to be his masterpieces, with contributions to Wagner's trilogy of "Tannhäuser" (1911), "Parsifal" (1912) and "Lohengrin" (1913).

 

Fabulous work followed his relocation to the United States of America, including his magnificent monotone work for "The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi" (1931), "The Light of Asia; or, The Great Renunciation (Mahâbhinishkramana) being The Life and Teaching of Gautama" (1932); and "The Song Celestial" (1934).

 		 

 

Illustrations within the Collection are from valuable First Edition publications illustrated by Willy Pogány, including:

 

•  "Faust";

•  "A Treasury of Verse for Little Children";

•  "Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám";

•  "The Blue Lagoon";

•  "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner";

•  "Tannhäuser";

•  "Parsifal";

•  "Lohengrin";

•  "The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy";

•  "The King of Ireland's Son";

•  "Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám";

•  "The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdű El-Yezdî";

•  "The Light of Asia; or, The Great Renunciation (Mahâbhinishkramana) being The Life and Teaching of Gautama";

•  "The Song Celestial";

•  "My Poetry Book";

•  "Sonnets from the Portuguese";

•  "The Golden Cockerel"; and

•  "The Frenzied Prince".

 

 

 

On the right, we show Willy Pogány's illustration for

'Prologue in Heaven' from "Faust" (1908).

 

Willy Pogany illustration for 'Prologue in Heaven' from ''Faust'' (1908)

 

 

  
Willy Pogany - illustration for Shakespeare's ''Cymbelline''

 

Further, we also show paintings by Willy Pogány, including:

 

•  "Ahab and Jezebel";

•  "Moses, Child of the Nile";

•  "The Judgment of Solomon";

•  "Out of the Sea";

•  "The Faerie Queene";

•  "King John"; and

•  "Cuchullain and the Battle-Goddess".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To the left, we show Willy Pogány's depiction of a seminal

scene described in Shakespeare's "Cymbelline".

 

We invite you to take the time to peruse the wonderful artwork from Willy Pogány that is included in the Collection - to view images from any one of Pogány's suites or paintings

listed below, simply 'click' on the hyperlinks embedded within the titles and the images. By following the hyperlinks, you will also find further information about Willy Pogány, his

illustrations depicting scenes from fairy tales, myths and legends and options for purchasing Fine Art Posters and Greeting Cards.

 

 

Suites of published illustrations from Willy Pogány depicting fairy tales, myths and legends

 		   

 

Willy Pogány

"Faust"

31 colour images

Willy Pogány

"A Treasury of Verse for Little Children"

8 colour images

Willy Pogány

"Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám"

24 colour images

Willy Pogány

"The Blue Lagoon"

13 colour images

Willy Pogány

"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

20 colour images

  
Willy Pogány's 'The Young Witch' from the 1908 Edition of ''Faust'' Willy Pogány's 'The Fairy Folk' from the 1908 Edition of ''A Treasury of Verse for Little Children'' Willy Pogány's 'Where the Slush Lamp Burns' from the 1910 Edition of ''The Blue Lagoon'' Willy Pogany's 'Around, around, flew each sweet sound ...' from the 1910 Edition of ''The Rime of the Ancient Mariner''  

Willy Pogány

"Tannhäuser"

58 images

Willy Pogány

"Parsifal"

16 colour images

Willy Pogány

"Lohengrin"

More than 55 images

Willy Pogány

"The Adventures of Oddysseus and the Tale of Troy"

8 colour images

Willy Pogány

 "The King of Ireland's Son"

4 colour images

  
Willy Pogany's '... The Bacchic dances whirl' from the 1911 Edition of ''Tannhauser''  Willy Pogany's 'A little boat of pearly sheen, And a stately Knight that sat therein' from the 1913 Edition of ''Lohengrin'' Willy Pogany's 'The Judgment of Paris' from the 1918 Edition of ''The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy'' Willy Pogány illustration from ''The King of Ireland's Son  

Willy Pogány

"Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám"

12 colour images

Willy Pogány

"The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdű El-Yezdî"

12 images

Willy Pogány

"The Light of Asia; or, The Great Renunciation (Mahâbhinishkraman) being The Life and Teaching of Gautama"

12 images

Willy Pogány

"The Song Celestial"

18 images

Willy Pogány

"My Poetry Book"

8 colour images

  
Willy Pogany's 'Indeed, indeed, Repentance oft before' from the 1930 Edition of ''Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam'' Willy Pogany's '... A corpse upon the road at night' from the 1931 Edition of ''The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi'' Willy Pogany's '... Seeking to shake his mind' from the 1932 Edition of ''The Light of Asia'' Willy Pogany's '... Unmoved by Joy' from the 1934 Edition of ''The Song Celestial'' Willy Pogany's 'The Owl and the Pussycat' from the 1934 Edition of ''My Poetry Book''  

Willy Pogány

"Sonnets from the Portuguese"

More than 10 images

Willy Pogány

"The Golden Cockerel"

More than 20 images

Willy Pogány

"The Frenzied Prince"

29 images

Willy Pogány

"The Light of Asia; or,The Great Renunciation (Mahâbhinishkraman) being The Life and Teach of Gautama"

12 images 

    
Willy Pogany's 'The Blemished King' from the 1943 Edition of ''The Frenzied Prince''      

Paintings by Willy Pogány depicting fairy tales, myths and legends

    

Willy Pogány

"Ahab and Jezebel"

1 colour image

Willy Pogány

"Moses, Child of the Nile"

1 colour image

Willy Pogány

"The Judgment of Solomon"

1 colour image

Willy Pogány

"Out of the Sea"

1 colour image

Willy Pogány

"The Faery Queene"

1 colour image

  
Willy Pogany's ''Ahab and Jezebel'' Willy Pogany's ''Moses, Child of the Nile'' Willy Pogany's ''The Judgment of Solomon'' Willy Pogany's ''Out of the Sea'' Willy Pogany's ''The Faerie Queene''  

Willy Pogány

"King John"

1 colour image

Willy Pogány

"Cuchullain and the Battle-Goddess"

1 colour image

        
Willy Pogany's ''King John'' Willy Pogany's ''Cuchullain and the Battle-Goddess''        

 

 

Purchasing our Posters and Cards showcasing the art of Willy Pogány for fairy tales, myths and legends

 

When presented on Cards - including Greeting and Note Card - these images are prepared as tipped-on plates - in 'hommage' to the hand-crafted approach typical

of prestige illustrated publications produced in the early decades of the 20th Century. Each card is hand-finished and the images are presented on Ivory card stock

(in the case of colour illustrations) or White card stock (in the case of monotone images) with an accompanying envelope.

 

Each of our Fine Art Posters is prepared with archival quality papers and inks.

 

Should you wish to order posters or cards, we have provided options throughout the site. To purchase, simply click on the appropriate "Add to Cart" button and you

will be taken through to our Shopping Cart secured through PayPal. Multiple purchases will be consolidated by that feature and shipping and handling costs to any

destination in the world are accommodated by our flat-rate fee of US$20 for every US$200 worth of purchases.

 

Of course, should you wish to discuss some customised options, we welcome your contact on any matter through email by ThePeople@SpiritoftheAges.com.

 

In the meantime, enjoy perusing these wonderful images from Willy Pogány.

 

 

  
           

 

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