Kay Nielsen 凱尼·爾森 (1886-1957) Art Nouveau Danish

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Kay Rasmus Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957) was a Danish illustrator who was popular in the early 20th century, the "golden age of illustration" which lasted from when Daniel Vierge and other pioneers developed printing technology to the point that drawings and paintings could be reproduced with reasonable facility. He joined the ranks of Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac in enjoying the success of the gift books of the early 20th century. Nielsen is also known for his collaborations with Disney for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations.
Kay Nielsen was born in Copenhagen into an artistic family; both of his parents were actors - Nielsen's father, Martinus Nielsen, was the director of Dagmarteater and his mother, Oda Nielsen, was one of the most celebrated actresses of her time, both at the Royal Danish Theater and at the Dagmarteater. Kay Nielsen studied art in Paris at Académie Julian and Académie Colarossi from 1904 to 1911, and then lived in England from 1911 to 1916. He received his first English commission from Hodder and Stoughton to illustrate a collection of fairy tales, providing 24 colour plates and more than 15 monotone illustrations for In Powder and Crinoline, Fairy Tales Retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch in 1913. In the same year, Nielsen was also commissioned by The Illustrated London News to produce a set of four illustrations to accompany the tales of Charles Perrault; Nielsen's illustrations for 'Sleeping Beauty', 'Puss in Boots', 'Cinderella' and 'Bluebeard' were published in the 1913 Christmas Edition.
A year later in 1914, Nielsen provided 25 colour plates and more than 21 monotone images for the children's collection East of the Sun and West of the Moon. The colour images for both In Powder and Crinoline and East of the Sun and West of the Moon were reproduced by a 4-colour process, in contrast to many of the illustrations prepared by his contemporaries that characteristically utilized a traditional 3-colour process. Also in that year, Nielsen produced at least three illustrations depicting scenes from the life of Joan of Arc. When published later in the 1920s, these images were associated with relevant text from The Monk of Fife.
While painting landscapes in the Dover area, Nielsen came into contact with The Society of Tempera Painters where he learned new skills, and was able to reduce the time involved in the painting process. In 1917 Nielsen left for New York where an exhibition of his work was held and subsequently returned to Denmark. Together with a collaborator, Johannes Poulsen, he painted stage scenery for the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen. During this time, Nielsen also worked on an extensive suite of illustrations intended to accompany a translation of The Arabian Nights that had been undertaken by the Arabic scholar, Professor Arthur Christensen. According to Nielsen's own published comments, these illustrations were to be the basis of his return to book illustrations following a hiatus during World War I and the intention had been to publish the Danish version in parallel with versions for the English-speaking world and the French market. The project never came to fruition and Nielsen's illustrations remained unknown until many years after his death.
Nielsen contracted a chronic cough that would plague him until his death on June 21, 1957 at the age of 71. His funeral service was held under his mural in the Wong Chapel. Ulla, his wife since she was 21, died the following year.
Kay Rasmus Nielsen（1886年3月12日-1957年6月21日）是丹麥插畫家，在20世紀初流行，從Daniel Vierge和其他先驅開發印刷技術的“插圖的黃金時代”開始，繪畫和繪畫可以復制與合理的設施。他參加了亞瑟·拉克姆（Arthur Ra​​ckham）和埃德蒙·杜拉克（Edmund Dulac）的行列，以享受20世紀早期禮品書的成功。尼爾森也因與迪斯尼的合作而聞名，他為他們提供了許多故事草圖和插圖。
凱尼爾森出生在哥本哈根成為一個藝術家庭;他的父母都是演員 - 尼爾森的父親馬蒂納斯·尼爾森（Martinus Nielsen）是Dagmarteater的導演，他的母親奧達·尼爾森（Oda Nielsen）是她那個時代最著名的女演員之一，在丹麥皇家劇院和Dagmarteater。凱尼爾森從1904年到1911年在巴黎的AcadémieJulian和AcadémieColarossi學習藝術，然後從1911年到1916年在英國居住。他從Hodder和Stoughton收到他的第一個英國委員會，說明了一個童話故事集，在1913年，亞瑟·奎勒·考斯爵士（Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch）為“In Powder and Crinoline”創作了超過15張單調的插圖。同年，尼爾森還受“倫敦新聞”委託製作了一套四個插圖，以配合查爾斯的故事佩羅;尼爾森對“睡美人”，“穿靴子的貓”，“灰姑娘”和“藍鬍子”的插圖在1913年聖誕版中出版。
尼爾森感染了一種慢性咳嗽，直到1957年6月21日他的死亡，直到他的死亡，在71歲。他的葬禮是在他的壁畫在黃教堂舉行。他21歲的妻子Ulla在次年去世。
在她死於糖尿病之前，烏拉給了尼爾森其餘的插圖給弗雷德里克·蒙霍夫，後者反過來試圖把他們放在博物館。但是，當時沒有美國人或丹麥人會接受他們。