Kay Nielsen Art and Illustration

Red Magic

The last book illustrated by Kay Nielsen, Red Magic was published in 1930. Of the 53 Red Magic illustrations, eight are color.


East o' the Sun, West o' the Moon
He Gave Him Some Snowshoes	East of the Sun, West of the Moon	As Far Away from the Castle
Tell Me the Way and I'll Search You Out	At Rest in the Dark Wood	Then He Took Her Home	He saw her reflected in the water
I am the Virgin Mary	The North Wind Went Over the Sea	The Queen Did Not Know Him	The Wolf was waiting for him
Twelve Dancing Princesses / Old Tales from the North
Twelve Dancing Princesses	Don't Drink! I would rather marry a gardener!	The Lad in the Bear Skin and the Daughter of the King of Arabia	The Horse Begged Him to Look Behind Him	Pop! Out Flew the Moon
The Three Princesses in the Blue Mountain / The Three Princesses of Whiteland
The Troll was Willing	The Three Princesses were Blown Away by a Snow Drift	You will see three Princesses ...	Deliverance of the three Princesses	A large flock of birds
Andersen's Fairy Tales
The Nightingale	The Princess and the Pea	The Flying Trunk	The Tinder Box	Kay and Gerda, The Snow Queen
Grimm's Fairy Tales
		Rumplestiltskin	Rosebud, or Sleeping Beauty	The Two Brothers, The Seven-Headed Dragon
		Unicorn	The Frog Bride	Catskin, or Allerleirauh
In Powder and Crinoline
The Man Who Never Laughed	Your Soul, My Soul	Such a Terrible Dream!	The Pot of Pinks	Flora Builds Her Summerhouse
Arabian Nights

Tale of Sinbad and the Falcon	Scheherazade / Arabian Nights	The Lovers Perish in Fire	Tale of the Young Thief
The Favorite	Lovers Meet in a Graveyard	Tale of the Fisherman and the Genie