John Bauer Tuvstarr CC0251 Magnet

Princess Tuvstarr is gazing down into the dark waters of the forest tarn. Watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper Height: 25 mm (0.98 in). Width: 25 mm (0.98 in). Malmö Konstmuseum, Sweden John Bauer is known in Sweden for his beautiful, mysterious and evocative fairy tale illustrations. Best known is the tale of the princess Tuvstarr and Skutt the Moose. The Moose takes the princess from the Dream Castle meadow to the great forest. There she meets elves who take her crown away from her. Then the witch of the woods steals her silk dress and in the end the deep tarn takes her golden heart. The princess does not want to leave the pond, but stays with her ​​heart and lose because of that both mind and memory.