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Arthur Rackham

1867 - 1939

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Arthur Rackham (19 September 1867 – 6 September 1939) was an English book illustrator. He is recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. His work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolour, a technique he developed due to his background as a journalistic illustrator. Rackham's 51 colour pieces for the early American tale Rip Van Winkle became a turning point in the production of books since – through colour-separated printing – it featured the accurate reproduction of colour artwork. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur Rackham is the 811th most popular painter (down from 751st in 2019), the 1,864th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,485th in 2019) and the 25th most popular British Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Arthur Rackham ranks 811 out of 2,023. Before him are Andrea Sacchi, Heinrich Hofmann, Louise Abbéma, Piero del Pollaiolo, Kurt Westergaard, and Ni Zan. After him are Eugène Grasset, Leonaert Bramer, Bramantino, Takashi Murakami, Gerrit Berckheyde, and Wols.

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Among people born in 1867, Arthur Rackham ranks 69. Before him are Cy Young, Marie Krøyer, Elvira Madigan, Jean-Baptiste Charcot, Amy Beach, and Julien Benda. After him are Winsor McCay, Anathon Aall, Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., Sister Nivedita, Emil Krebs, and Konstantin Balmont. Among people deceased in 1939, Arthur Rackham ranks 56. Before him are Carl Laemmle, Johann Strauss III, Edvard Westermarck, Oscar Milosz, Isaac Carasso, and Xu Shichang. After him are Evald Aav, Konstantin Korovin, Bronisława Dłuska, Subhi Bey Barakat, Eugen Weidmann, and Gustavs Zemgals.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Arthur Rackham ranks 1,864 out of 8,785. Before him are Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884), Richard Aldington (1892), John Guillermin (1925), Pasquale Anfossi (1727), John Ball (1338), and Elvis Costello (1954). After him are Lennox Lewis (1965), Tommy Smith (1945), Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (1730), J. Lee Thompson (1914), Douglas Mawson (1882), and Michael Apted (1941).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, Arthur Rackham ranks 25. Before him are Edmund Leighton (1852), Jack Butler Yeats (1871), Thomas Cole (1801), John Martin (1789), George Stubbs (1724), and John William Godward (1861). After him are James Gillray (1756), Evelyn De Morgan (1855), Pieter de Molijn (1595), Richard Parkes Bonington (1801), Sidney Paget (1860), and Barbara Hepworth (1903).

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