{"id":3981,"date":"2026-06-15T14:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/see-david-hockneys-odd-and-lovely-illustrations-for-his-favorite-brothers-grimm-fairy-tales\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T14:04:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:04:00","slug":"see-david-hockneys-odd-and-lovely-illustrations-for-his-favorite-brothers-grimm-fairy-tales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/see-david-hockneys-odd-and-lovely-illustrations-for-his-favorite-brothers-grimm-fairy-tales\/","title":{"rendered":"See David Hockney\u2019s odd and lovely illustrations for his favorite Brothers Grimm fairy tales."},"content":{"rendered":"


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The beloved British artist David Hockney, who died last week at the age of 88, is celebrated for his vibrant paintings, his innovative techniques, and his joyful kookiness. He also, like many visionaries and other people who know what\u2019s good for them, loved fairy tales.<\/p>\n

In 1969, Hockney created 39 etchings<\/a> based on six of his favorite stories by the Brothers Grimm: \u201cThe Little Sea Hare,\u201d \u201cFundevogel,\u201d \u201cRapunzel,\u201d \u201cThe Boy who left Home to learn Fear,\u201d \u201cOld Rinkrank,\u201d and \u201cRumpelstilzchen.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re fascinating, the little stories,\u201d Hockney said<\/a>, \u201ctold in a very very simple, direct, straightforward language and style, it was this simplicity that attracted me. They cover quite a strange range of experience, from the magical to the moral.\u201d Hockney\u2019s etchings are fascinating too: weird, irreverent, and expressive, but in a minimalist black and white. \u201cMy choice of stories was occasionally influenced by how I might illustrate them,\u201d Hockney added. \u201cI included other stories simply because they were strange.\u201d<\/p>\n

The etchings were collected in Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm with Illustrations by David Hockney<\/em>, published in 1970 by London\u2019s Petersburg Press. Here are just a few favorites:<\/p>\n

\"David David Hockney, \u201cA Black Cat Leaping,\u201d 1969 (from \u201cThe Boy Who Left Home to Learn Fear\u201d)<\/span>
\n\"David David Hockney, \u201cThe Sexton Disguised as a Ghost,\u201d 1969 (from \u201cThe Boy Who Left Home to Learn Fear\u201d)<\/span>
\n\"David David Hockney, \u201cInside the Castle,\u201d 1969 (from \u201cThe Boy Who Left Home to Learn Fear\u201d)<\/span>
\n\"David David Hockney, \u201cCold Water About to Hit the Prince,\u201d 1969 (from \u201cThe Boy Who Left Home to Learn Fear\u201d)<\/span>
\n David Hockney, \u201cThe Boy Hidden in an Egg,\u201d 1969 (from \u201cThe Little Sea Hare\u201d)<\/span>
\n\"David David Hockney, \u201cThe Princess in Her Tower,\u201d 1969 (from \u201cThe Little Sea Hare\u201d)<\/span>
\n\"David David Hockney, \u201cA Room Full of Straw,\u201d 1969 (from \u201cRumpelstilzchen\u201d)<\/span>
\n\"David David Hockney, \u201cThe Cook,\u201d 1969 (from \u201cFundevogel\u201d)<\/span>
\n\"David David Hockney, \u201cThe Enchantress with the Baby Rapunzel,\u201d 1969 (from \u201cRapunzel\u201d)<\/span>
\n\"David David Hockney, \u201cThe Tower Had One Window,\u201d 1969 (from \u201cRapunzel\u201d)<\/span>
\n\"David David Hockney, \u201cThe Older Rapunzel,\u201d 1969 (from \u201cRapunzel\u201d)<\/span><\/p>\n

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