Kay Nielsen Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Kay Nielsen Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 20, 2024
KAY NIELSEN (1886-1957) "She stopped as if to speak to him."
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
KAY NIELSEN (1886-1957) "She stopped as if to speak to him." Study for the story, "Twelve Dancing Princesses," published in In Powder and Crinoline retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1913). Later published in America as The Twelve Dancing Princesses and Other Fairy Tales. Watercolor and bodycolor on paper. 7 1/2 x 14 5/8 inches, matted and framed to 18 1/2 x 26 3/4 inches. Signed and dated 1912 in lower left image. This illustration by the Danish illustrator Kay Nielsen exemplifies his distinctive Art Nouveau style, characterized by smooth, curving lines, elongated figures, and a flattened perspective. The artwork was made for a fairy tale about a humble villager named Michael, who dreams of marrying a princess. To fulfill his dream, Michael must uncover the secret of how the twelve princesses of Belœil escape their locked room each night to dance until dawn. Although this particular study was not included in the final publication, it shares similarities in both composition and narrative with the illustration on page 92 of the book. In that published scene, the youngest princess, Lina, sensing that Michael might have followed them, pauses to question him but ultimately continues on her way.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 09, 2024
Nielsen (Kay) Sheet of head studies, and a knife in a lemon, pen and inks, watercolour, [early 20th century]; and two further head studies by Nielsen (3)
Est: £400 - £600
Nielsen (Kay) Sheet of head studies, and a knife in a lemon, pen and black ink, chalk, watercolour, signed lower left, inscribed in pencil lower right quadrant, 'Kay Nielsen' inscribed in pencil verso, on sturdy wove paper, sheet 395 x 350 mm (15 1/2 x 13 3/4 in), some spotting and surface dirt, unframed, [early 20th century]; together with two further sheets of single head studies by Nielsen, one in black chalk, the other coloured chalks, 300 x 250 mm (11 3/4 x 9 3/4 in) and 250 x 170 mm (9 3/4 x 6 3/4 in), respectively, hinged into mounts, unframed, [early 20th century] (3) Provenance: Collection of Colin White; by descent to the present owners, London
Forum Auctions - UK
Apr. 04, 2024
Kay Nielsen's East of the Sun & West of the Moon
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Heading: Author: (Nielsen, Kay, illustrator) Title: [Asbjornsen, P.C. and J.I. Moe] Place Published: East of the Sun and West of the Moon Publisher:[London] Date Published: Hodder & Stoughton Description: [1914]With 25 tipped-in color plates by Kay Nielsen, including frontispiece; black and white illustrations throughout. 28.1x22.1 cm (11x8¾"), original gilt-decorated navy blue cloth rebacked in cloth but retaining original spine strip and illustrated endpapers. First Nielsen Illustrated Edition, trade issue.One of Nielsen's most important works, and only the second book he illustrated. The stories are reprinted from Popular Tales from the Norse (1859), a translation by Sir George Webbe Dasent (1817-1896) of Asbjörnsen and Moe's Norske Folkeeventyr (1842).
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Mar. 01, 2024
Kay Rasmus Nielsen (18861957): There Was No Room at the Inn
Est: $4,000 - $8,000
Pastel on paper, c. 1955, unsigned. 14 1/4 x 10 in. (sight), 24 x 19 1/4 in. (frame).
STAIR
Mar. 01, 2024
Kay Rasmus Nielsen (1886-1957): For Ye All Shall Go With Joy
Est: $4,000 - $8,000
Pastel on paper, unsigned, with label from James Cummins Bookseller, NY. 14 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. (sight), 24 x 19 1/4 in. (frame). Note: Lots 19, 21, 43, 60, 92 are Nativity designs for Christmas cards by Kay Neilsen that were commissioned by the American card firm Cardoza in the 1950s. The designs were redrawn by Disney artists in pen and ink and gouache sometime later in the 1950s. These pastels were Neilsen's last American works.
STAIR
Mar. 01, 2024
Kay Rasmus Nielsen (18861957): The Madonna: A Pair
Est: $4,000 - $8,000
Two pastel on paper, c. 1955, unsigned. 14 x 10 in. (sight), 10 3/4 x 8 in. (sight), both 24 x 19 1/4 in. (frame). Note: Lots 19, 21, 43, 60, 92 are Nativity designs for Christmas cards by Kay Neilsen that were commissioned by the American card firm Cardoza in the 1950s. The designs were redrawn by Disney artists in pen and ink and gouache sometime later in the 1950s. These pastels were Neilsen's last American works.
STAIR
Mar. 01, 2024
Kay Rasmus Nielsen (18861957): The Shepherd's Tale
Est: $4,000 - $8,000
Pastel on paper, c. 1955, unsigned, with label from James Cummins Bookseller, NY. 14 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. (sight), 24 x 19 1/4 in. (frame). Note: Lots 19, 21, 43, 60, 92 are Nativity designs for Christmas cards by Kay Neilsen that were commissioned by the American card firm Cardoza in the 1950s. The designs were redrawn by Disney artists in pen and ink and gouache sometime later in the 1950s. These pastels were Neilsen's last American works.
STAIR
Mar. 01, 2024
Kay Rasmus Nielsen (18861957): Journey to Bethlehem
Est: $4,000 - $8,000
Pastel on paper, c. 1955, unsigned, with label from James Cummins Bookseller, NY. 14 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. (sight), 24 x 19 1/4 in. (frame). Note: Lots 19, 21, 43, 60, 92 are Nativity designs for Christmas cards by Kay Neilsen that were commissioned by the American card firm Cardoza in the 1950s. The designs were redrawn by Disney artists in pen and ink and gouache sometime later in the 1950s. These pastels were Neilsen's last American works.
STAIR
Feb. 15, 2024
Nielsen (Kay) 12 original 4-part colour printing plates for 3 individual illustrations from 'In Powder and Crinoline', [1913]
Est: £600 - £800
Nielsen (Kay) 12 original 4-part colour printing plates for 3 individual illustrations from 'In Powder and Crinoline', copper plates, various sizes, each approx. 150 x 135 mm (5 7/8 x 5 1/4 in), all unframed in paper wrappers, [1913]; together with compromised cuttings of the final impressions of each, unframed, 1913 (15) *** Made for the four-colour separation printing process used to produce the rich and complex illustrations for Nielsen's deluxe books.
Forum Auctions - UK
Dec. 14, 2023
KAY NIELSEN (1886-1957) Portrait of Anna Larssen.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
KAY NIELSEN (1886-1957) Portrait of Anna Larssen. Portrait of Danish actress Anna Larssen, c. 1903-04. Pencil & red charcoal on paper. 311x235 mm; 12 1/4x9 1/4 inches (sheet), adhered to 12x16 1/2-inch paper backing. Initialed and dated "03-04 KN" in lower right image. Kay Nielsen was a Danish illustrator active in the early 20th century, during a time when Danish actress Anna Larssen (1875-1955) was at the height of her popularity. In addition to her work in the theatre, Larssen is known for her friendship with Lili Elbe: painter, trans woman, and subject of the 2015 film, The Danish Girl. Larssen is credited with giving Elbe the name, Lili, thus developing her awareness of her gender identity. In her autobiography, Elbe tells an account of that story: "About this time Grete [Sparre] painted the portrait of the then popular actress in Copenhagen, Anna Larssen. One day Anna was unable to attend the appointed sitting. On the telephone she asked Grete, who was somewhat vexed: 'Cannot Andreas pose as a model for the lower part of the picture? His legs and feet are as pretty as mine.'" When Larssen unexpectedly arrived at the studio during the sitting, she delighted in the scene and assigned her "a particularly lovely, musical name," Source: Lili. Parker, R. J. (n.d.). Man into Woman: An Authentic Record of a Change of Sex (American Edition). http://lilielbe.org/narrative/editions/A1.html
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 20, 2023
KAY RASMUS NIELSEN (DANISH, 1886-1957) Prince Souci Captured by Soldiers pe
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
KAY RASMUS NIELSEN (DANISH, 1886-1957) Prince Souci Captured by Soldiers pencil, pen and ink and watercolor heightened with gum arabic on artist's board 16 x 14 7/8 in. (40.7 x 37.8 cm.)
Christie's
Oct. 10, 2023
KAY NIELSEN (ill):
Est: £200 - £400
KAY NIELSEN (ill): KAY NIELSEN (ill): 1- Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen. Hodder and Stoughton, nd (1924), 1st. Edn. 4to. With 12 tipped-in colour plates & numerous other illustrations (some full page).Original gilt pictorial cloth and pictorial endpapers, recased; 2- Quiller-Couch: In Powder and Crinoline, Old fairy tales. Hodder & Stoughton, no date (1913), 1st. Edn. With 25 tipped-in colour plates. 4to. Original pictorial cloth, teg, rubbed & faded; recased with the original spine and new endpapers; 3- Romer Wilson: Red Magic, collection of the world's best fairy tales. J. Cape, 1930, 1st. Edn. With 8 colour plates & 50 full page illustrations. Original boards. (3) From the Paul Bentley collection of maps and atlases.
Sworders
Sep. 21, 2023
Kay Rasmus Nielsen, zugeschrieben King Bluebeard
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Kay Rasmus Nielsen, zugeschrieben 1886 Kopenhagen - 1957 Hollywood (California) King Bluebeard Signed or inscribed "Kay Nielsen" lower right, signum lower left. Ink and watercolour drawing auf thin cardboard. 41 x 28.5 cm. Browned, minor damage. Damage to frame (44 x 30 cm). Cf. illustration "La Barbe Bleue" for "The Illustrated London News" from 1913.
Neumeister
Jun. 15, 2023
KAY RASMUS NIELSEN (1886-1957) Princess Diaphanie and Prince Souci pen and
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
KAY RASMUS NIELSEN (1886-1957) Princess Diaphanie and Prince Souci pen and black ink, watercolor and bodycolor on paper 13 5/8 x 10 3/4 in. ( x cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 30, 2023
Kay Rasmus Nielsen, attributed - King Bluebeard
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Kay Rasmus Nielsen, attributed to 1886 Copenhagen - 1957 Hollywood (California) King Bluebeard Signed or inscribed \"Kay Nielsen\" lower right, signum lower left. Ink and watercolour drawing on thin cardboard. 41 x 28.5 cm. Browned, minor damage. Damage to frame (44 x 30 cm). Cf. illustration \"La Barbe Bleue\" for \"The Illustrated London News\" from 1913.
Neumeister
Dec. 08, 2022
Kay Rasmus Nielsen, Danish 1886-1957 - The First Spring, 1943; coloured crayon on buff paper, 2
Est: £800 - £1,200
Kay Rasmus Nielsen, Danish 1886-1957 - The First Spring, 1943; coloured crayon on buff paper, 20.5 x 44 cm: together with a pencil drawing of another variant mural, 20.5 x 5 cm, and a photograph of the school room, 16.5 x 24 cm (part unframed) (3) (ARR) Provenance: James Cummins Bookseller, New York, catalogue no. 49, item 56, pg 26 & 27, where purchased by the former owner; a copy of this catalogue is available with the lot Note: A preliminary study for the mural at Central Junior High School in Los Angeles. Inspired by Genesis i:25: 'And God made the beasts of the earth after his kind and cattle after their kind and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.' Both are impressive, with an angel rising an ox, and animals of all kinds wandering through a fantastic landscape of hills and plains. 'His work on "The First Spring" has been Kay Nielsen's opportunity to express his appreciation to his nation which has given him a welcome and freedom to paint in these tragic times. He likes to think of it as his contribution to democratic ideals in which men of goodwill in all countries believe.' (Horn Book Magazine). The mural entitled Canticle of the Sun (second work) is in the Ralph Waldo Emerson Middle School, Westwood, Los Angeles. In 1939, Nielsen moved from Denmark to California to work for The Walt Disney Company. His work was used in Fantasia, and also produced concept drawings for The Little Mermaid, which were only used posthumously.
Roseberys
Dec. 02, 2022
Kay Nielsen
Est: $100 - $150
East of the Sun West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North illustrated by Kay Nielsen. Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1914. Quarto cloth binding with gilt decorations. Illustrated endpapers. Boards warped and pages water stains. Most tipped-in plates remain in good condition. A good hospital copy.
Sydney Rare Book Auctions
Nov. 29, 2022
[NIELSEN (Kay)].
Est: €100 - €120
Ensemble 2 ouvrages. GRIMM (Frères). Fleur-de-neige. Paris, Piazza, s.d. [1929]. In-4, bradel cartonnage rouge, dos lisse. Ouvrage orné de 12 planches hors texte en couleurs et contrecollées de Kay Nielsen. Tirage à 2000 exemplaires numérotés. PILON (Edmond). À l'est du soleil et à l'ouest de la lune. Contes anciens du Nord. Paris, Piazza, s.d. [1919]. In-4, bradel cartonnage rouge, dos lisse. Ouvrage illustré de 24 compositions hors texte en couleurs et contrecollées de Kay Nielsen. Tirage à 1500 exemplaires numérotés. On joint : [LEBÉDEFF (Jean)] SHAKESPEARE. Le Roi Lear. Paris, Société littéraire de France, 1916. In-4, broché. Édition illustrée de bois gravés par Jean Lebédeff. Tirage à 410 exemplaires, celui-ci un des 380 sur vélin teinté. Exemplaire fatigué, manques au dos.
Alde
Jun. 09, 2022
KAY NIELSEN (1886-1957) Leaping sprite. Costume study.
Est: $700 - $1,000
KAY NIELSEN (1886-1957) Leaping sprite. Costume design for an unidentified production, quite possibly "The Rite of Spring," circa 1920. Graphite and watercolor on paper. 5x3 1/2 inches, image, on 10x6 1/2-inch sheet. Provenance: Sotheby's London, March 21, 1979; private collection, Midwest.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 20, 2022
§ KAY NIELSEN (1886-1957) (ATTRIBUTED ARTIST) STUDY FOR PRINCESS MINON-MINETTE
Est: £400 - £600
§ KAY NIELSEN (1886-1957) (ATTRIBUTED ARTIST) STUDY FOR PRINCESS MINON-MINETTE pen ink and watercolour, marked in pencil to the reverse P M-M 4/12 (14cm x 12cm) Footnote: Note: This may be a preparatory sketch for the illustration ‘Princess Minon-Minette rides out into the world to find Prince Souci’ from the book ‘In Powder and Crinoline’, illustrated by Kay Nielsen.
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 02, 2021
NIELSEN KAY: (1886-1957)
Est: €150 - €200
NIELSEN KAY: (1886-1957) Danish illustrator popular in the early 20th century during the 'golden age of illustration'. Nielsen is also known for his collaborations with Walt Disney, for whom he contributed many story sketches and illustrations, not least for Fantasia. A printed 5 x 6 colour reproduction of one of Nielsen's fairy tale story illustrations entitled Minon-Minette, signed by Nielsen in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to the lower left corner. Lightly tipped to a small 4to decorative printed page from The Bookman Portfolio, Christmas 1913, and with a printed title and caption ('Princess Minon-Minette rides out in the world to find Prince Souci') to the lower border. The mount neatly trimmed and with some slight corner creasing, G
International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
Nov. 27, 2021
[Kay NIELSEN] GRIMM. Fleur-de-neige et d'autres contes. Paris, Piazza, 1929.  In-4 (30,5 x 23,5), br
Est: €100 - €150
[Kay NIELSEN] GRIMM. Fleur-de-neige et d'autres contes. Paris, Piazza, 1929.  In-4 (30,5 x 23,5), broché, couv. imprimée et rempliée d’éditeur. Un des 2000 exemplaires numérotés du tirage simple (n°2217). Ill. par Kay Nielsen de 12 planches hors-texte en couleurs, protégées par une serpente légendée. Bon exemplaire.
Lhomme
Nov. 27, 2021
[Kay NIELSEN]. JACQUES (Henry). Sous le signe du rossignol. Conte. Paris, Édition d'art H. Piazza, 1
Est: €120 - €150
[Kay NIELSEN]. JACQUES (Henry). Sous le signe du rossignol. Conte. Paris, Édition d'art H. Piazza, 1923.  In-4 (30,5 x 23,5), broché, couverture illustrée rempliée d’éditeur. 15 compositions en noir ou en vert et 19 compositions hors texte en couleurs sous serpentes légendées, par Kay Nielsen. Un des 150 exemplaires numérotés sur Japon avec suite en couleurs (n°64). Couverture solarisée, lég. usure au dos, sinon intérieur frais. Complet de la suite.
Lhomme
Nov. 27, 2021
[Kay NIELSEN]. PILON (Edmond). A l'ouest du soleil et à l'ouest de la lune. Contes anciens du Nord…
Est: €120 - €150
[Kay NIELSEN]. PILON (Edmond). A l'ouest du soleil et à l'ouest de la lune. Contes anciens du Nord… Paris, Edition d'Art H. Piazza, (1919).  In-4 (30 x 23), broché, couverture rempliée d’éditeur, 125 p. Illustré notamment de planches en couleurs hors texte de Kay Nielsen. Un des 1.500 exemplaires numérotés (n°712). Couverture abimée, sinon bel exemplaire.
Lhomme
Jul. 13, 2021
NIELSEN KAY (1886 - 1957) The Water Mother, for Bing&Grondhal
Est: €700 - €1,000
NIELSEN KAY (1886 - 1957). The Water Mother, for Bing&Grondhal. Bing& Grondhal trademark under the base, 1930s. The piece was originally made for display at the Paris Exhibition (Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes) of 1925, which featured high Art Deco design.. Cm 50,00 x 29,00 x 26,00.
Capitolium Art
Dec. 11, 2020
NIELSEN, KAY. 1886-1957. QUILLER-COUCH, ARTHUR. 1863-1944. In Powder and Crinoline. [London]: Hodder & Stoughton, [1913].
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
NIELSEN, KAY. 1886-1957. QUILLER-COUCH, ARTHUR. 1863-1944. In Powder and Crinoline. [London]: Hodder & Stoughton, [1913]. 4to. 26 color plates by Nielsen tipped onto grey stock with decorative frames, captioned tissue guards. Green morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, covers with single gilt fillet border, upper cover with gilt titling, raised bands, gilt-ruled compartments, turn-ins with single gilt fillet, marbled endleaves, top edge gilt. Two leaves with short closed tear to fore margin, slight browning to edges of leaves. An attractively bound copy of Quiller-Couch's third collection of fairy tales, with illustrations by Nielsen. It appears to be a variant of the Edition De Luxe, with two more plates than the trade edition, but it is not signed by Nielsen, as the 500 copies of that edition were supposed to be. The cheeky, somewhat campy illustrations here strongly reflect the influence of Aubrey Beardsley, an artist much admired by Nielsen. An English writer and critic of Cornish descent who published under the pseudonym 'Q,' Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch is perhaps best remembered as the compiler of the monumental Oxford Book of English Verse 1250–1900. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Jun. 28, 2020
KAY NIELSEN (1886-1957) ILLUSTRATED BOOK
Est: $50 - $500
Kay Rasmus Nielsen (1886-1957) East of the Sun, West of the Moon 'East of the Sun and West of the Moon, Old Tales from the North,' illustrated Kay Nielsen, Hodder & Stoughton, 25 tipped in color plates. Plus a catalog raisonne 'Kay Nielsen, black and white drawings,' Christopher Phillips, The Little Gallery, London, 1976. Measure 12.5 and 5.75 inches. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell.
Dirk Soulis Auctions
Apr. 01, 2020
§ KAY NIELSEN (1886-1957) STUDY FOR 'IN POWDER AND CRINOLINE', 1912
Est: £800 - £1,200
watercolour and bodycolour, signed and dated lower left 1912, in an oak frame (Dimensions: 19cm x 37cm)
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 13, 2019
NIELSEN, KAY. 1886-1957. Hansel & Gretel and Other Stories by the Brothers Grimm. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1925].
Est: $800 - $1,200
NIELSEN, KAY. 1886-1957. Hansel & Gretel and Other Stories by the Brothers Grimm. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1925]. 4to. 12 tipped-in color plates by Nielsen. Red morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf for Asprey, gilt-decorated dentelles, marbled endpapers, edges gilt.LIMITED EDITION, number 439 of 600, SIGNED by Nielsen on the limitation page.
Bonhams
Jun. 13, 2019
NIELSEN, KAY. 1886-1957. QUILLER-COUCH, ARTHUR. 1863-19440 The Twelve Dancing Princesses and other Fairy Tales. New York: George K. Duran: [1923].
Est: $250 - $350
NIELSEN, KAY. 1886-1957. QUILLER-COUCH, ARTHUR. 1863-19440 The Twelve Dancing Princesses and other Fairy Tales. New York: George K. Duran: [1923]. 8vo. 16 tipped-in color plates. Modern purple morocco gilt, gilt-decorated dentelles, watered silk endleaves, edges gilt. Spine sunned, minor wear. FIRST EDITION.
Bonhams
Dec. 17, 2018
NIELSEN KAY: (1886-1957) Danish Illustrator associated with the Golden Age of Illustration. Nielsen is also famous for his collaborations with Walt Disney from 1937-41 during which time he contributed artwork for many films including Fantasia (1940). Vintage signed colour 6 x 7.5 magazine reproduction of Nielsen's artwork entitled The Twelve Dancing Princesses, the illustration lightly tipped to a printed sheet neatly trimmed from The Bookman Portfolio. Signed by Nielsen in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area at the base of the image. Together with a second vintage signed colour 7 x 9 magazine reproduction of Nielsen's artwork entitled Minon-Minette, the illustration lightly tipped to a printed sheet neatly trimmed from The Bookman Portfolio, Christmas 1913. Signed by Nielsen in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area at the base of the image. Some very slight corner creasing and age wear, largely to the printed sheets and not affecting the illustrations, G to about VG, 2
Est: £100 - £120
NIELSEN KAY: (1886-1957) Danish Illustrator associated with the Golden Age of Illustration. Nielsen is also famous for his collaborations with Walt Disney from 1937-41 during which time he contributed artwork for many films including Fantasia (1940). Vintage signed colour 6 x 7.5 magazine reproduction of Nielsen's artwork entitled The Twelve Dancing Princesses, the illustration lightly tipped to a printed sheet neatly trimmed from The Bookman Portfolio. Signed by Nielsen in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area at the base of the image. Together with a second vintage signed colour 7 x 9 magazine reproduction of Nielsen's artwork entitled Minon-Minette, the illustration lightly tipped to a printed sheet neatly trimmed from The Bookman Portfolio, Christmas 1913. Signed by Nielsen in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area at the base of the image. Some very slight corner creasing and age wear, largely to the printed sheets and not affecting the illustrations, G to about VG, 2
International Autograph Auctions
Dec. 04, 2018
Attributed to Kay Nielsen, Danish 1886-1957- Costume desig
Est: £200 - £300
Attributed to Kay Nielsen, Danish 1886-1957- Costume design of a masked dancer; watercolour and gouache over pencil, inscribed, 21.5x14cm (ARR) Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Oct. 02, 2018
Kay Rasmus Nielsen (1886-1957), "Shrouded figure at tomb's entrance".
Est: CHF4,000 - CHF6,000
Kay Rasmus Nielsen (1886-1957), "Shrouded figure at tomb's entrance". Encre, aquarelle et crayon, s.b.g et datée 1913. 38x23 cm Etiquette au dos indiquant que cette aquarelle n'a jamais été publiée Beaux-Arts Paintings & Sculpture
Dogny Auction
Oct. 02, 2018
Kay Nielsen - The brothers Grimm, "Hansel and Gretel", signé.
Est: CHF400 - CHF600
Kay Nielsen - The brothers Grimm, "Hansel and Gretel". George H Doran Company, New York. Ouvrage illustré par Kay Nielsen, numéroté 34/600 et signé par l'artiste. In-folio, pièce de titre doré sur cuir rouge, dans un emboîtage. Livres, Photographies & Manuscrits Books
Dogny Auction
Jul. 11, 2018
Kay Rasmus Nielsen (1886-1957) - The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Kay Rasmus Nielsen (1886-1957) The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep pen and black ink on paper 7 7/8 x 6 5/8 in. (20 x 16.8 cm.)
Christie's
Dec. 07, 2017
Kay Nielsen
Est: €200 - €300
Fleur-de-neige et d'autres Contes de Grimm. Illustrations de Kay Nielsen. L'édition d'art, Paris. No. 1595/4000. 118 pp. 4to, sewn. With 12 tipped-in plates by Nielsen. Fine copy.
Zwiggelaar Auctions
Dec. 06, 2017
NIELSEN, KAY. 1886-1957. [ASBJORNSEN, PETER CHRISTEN AND JORGEN I. MOE.]
Est: -
NIELSEN, KAY. 1886-1957. [ASBJORNSEN, PETER CHRISTEN AND JORGEN I. MOE.] East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Old Tales from the North. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1914].
Bonhams
Jan. 25, 2017
NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator). East of the Sun and West of the Moon. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [n.d]. 4to. 24 coloured plates by Kay Nielsen, tipped inÊ(spotting, endpapers lightly browned). Original yellow pictorial cloth (spineÊlightly faded, minor wear).
Est: £150 - £200
NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator). East of the Sun and West of the Moon. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [n.d]. 4to. 24 coloured plates by Kay Nielsen, tipped inÊ(spotting, endpapers lightly browned). Original yellow pictorial cloth (spineÊlightly faded, minor wear).
Chiswick Auctions
Sep. 26, 2016
Kay Rasmus Nielsen (Danish, 1886-1957) IN POWDER AND CRINOLINE, FAIRY TALES RETOLD BY SIR ARTHUR QUILLER-COUCH
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
signed by the artist and numbered [19] on editions page
Whyte's
Sep. 17, 2016
Kay Nielsen (1886-1957): Felix, Per Astra ad MorE
Est: kr10,000 -
Bly/akvarel på papir. Ca. 1915-20. Bladstørrelse 24 x 18,5 cm. Sign. Kay 07
Auktionshuset.com
Apr. 02, 2016
Kay Nielsen (1886-1957), Felix, Per Astra ad MorE
Est: kr12,000 - kr15,000
Bly/akvarel på papir. Ca. 1915-20. Bladstørrelse 24 x 18,5 cm.
Auktionshuset.com
Dec. 17, 2015
*Nielsen (Kay Rasmus, 1886-1957). - The Nightingale - and when I go back, I hear the nightingale, sing - ', 1923,
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
*Nielsen (Kay Rasmus, 1886-1957). 'The Nightingale - and when I go back, I hear the nightingale, sing - ', 1923, watercolour on artist's board, with traces of pencil, showing a Chinese maiden standing entranced at the foot of a willow tree beside a river, listening to the song of a nightingale, within a decorative foliate border in pencil, signed and dated in pencil to lower right border, board size 37 x 27cm (14.5 x 10.75ins), mounted, together with backboard from original frame bearing large manuscript title label in Nielsen's hand (rubbed but entirely legible), and other labels denoting provenance, including Leicester Gallery and Gillian Jason Gallery labels Provenance: Purchased by Lady Headley from the Leicester Galleries, London, in 1924 (Exhibition of Kay Nielsen Drawings, February-March 1924, No.5); in the possession of Beryl Fiona Roberts in 1977; purchased by Benny Lee from the Gillian Jason Gallery, London, in 1987; from thence by descent to his niece, the current vendor. Danish artist Kay Nielsen is one of the greatest illustrators of the golden age of book design and illustration in the first half of the twentieth century. Nielsen produced this original watercolour as an illustration for 'The Nightingale', one of the stories in an edition of "Fairy Tales" by Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1924. The delicate and luminous qualities of his best work is arguably nowhere better seen than in this exquisitely drawn picture. 'Nattergalen', first published in 1843, tells of the Emperor of China's preference for the tinkling of a bejewelled mechanical bird over the song of a real nightingale, which flies away and is banished from the land. When the Emperor is near death, the nightingale returns, and his song restores the Emperor to health. Well received upon its publication, the tale is believed to have been inspired by the author's unrequited love for opera singer Johanna Maria Lind (1820-1887), better known as Jenny Lind, and in turn was the inspiration for her nickname, the 'Swedish Nightingale'. The story has been adapted for opera, ballet, musicals, television dramas and films. Barbara Janet Ainsleigh Baynton, Lady Headley (1857-1929) was an Australian writer, most noted for her short stories 'Bush Studies'. She married three times and her second husband left his entire estate to her, enabling her to invest in the stock and art market, buy and sell antiques, and collect black opals. During World War I Mrs. Baynton was living in England and in 1921 she married her third husband Rowland George Allanson Allanson-Winn, 5th Baron Headley (1855-1935). Baron Headley, an Irish peer and prominent convert to Islam, was also known as Shaikh Rahmatullah al-Farooq. He was one of the leading members of the Woking Muslim Mission, and presided for a time over the British Muslim Society. In 1921 he married Barbara Baynton, becoming bankrupt the following year. He was offered the throne of Albania in 1925, along with $500,000 and $50,000 per year, an offer he refused, upon which Lady Headley returned to Melbourne, where she died in 1929. Benny Lee was a prominent film lighting engineer who worked with, amongst others, director, producer and screenwriter Sir Alan Parker, whose credits include 'Bugsy Malone', 'Evita' and 'Fame'. In 1961 he established Lee Electric (Lighting) Ltd with his brother John Lee. In 1987 Lee International PLC, as it had become, announced that it had made an offer of $100 million for Panavision, the Hollywood manufacturer and rental company for motion picture cameras and lenses. A highly desirable piece by Kay Nielsen, with a fascinating provenance which starts with the work's first owner the year following its creation. (1) Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Apr. 09, 2015
-. - Bookman Portfolio (The) containing plates...by Kay Nielsen illustrating Hansel and Gretel...,
Est: £200 - £300
3 colour plates mounted on black paper with captions printed in gold, one with small tears to lower margin, loose in original black wrappers with paper label (lightly spotted), [1925] § Nasti (Mauro) Schmied, limited edition, colour illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, lightly soiled, Vicenza, 1991; and 2 issues of The Studio containing articles on Kay Nielsen, 4to (4)
Dreweatts 1759
Dec. 09, 2014
Nielsen, Kay
Est: £400 - £600
Nielsen, Kay
Sotheby's
Dec. 04, 2014
NIELSEN, Kay (1886–1957).Verdens Tegneren. Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper, signed lower right. Mounted on decorated paper. 8 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches (216 x 235 mm). Framed.
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
NIELSEN, Kay (1886–1957). Verdens Tegneren. Graphite, ink and watercolor on paper, signed lower right. Mounted on decorated paper. 8 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches (216 x 235 mm). Framed. A beautiful Arab scene in Nielsen's refined, delicate style.
Christie's
Oct. 01, 2014
(NIELSEN, KAY.) [Asbjornsen, Peter Christian; and Moe, Jorgen I.] East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
(NIELSEN, KAY.) [Asbjornsen, Peter Christian; and Moe, Jorgen I.] East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North. 25 tipped-in color plates with lettered tissue guards and numerous decorations and illustrations, by Nielsen. 4to, full gilt-stamped navy morocco, by Bayntun Rivière, all edges trimmed and gilt, inner dentelles and marbled paper endleaves. First English Trade Edition. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1914
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 24, 2013
Kay Nielsen, (American/Danish 1886-1957), Verdens Tegneren
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Kay Nielsen (American/Danish 1886-1957) Verdens Tegneren graphite, ink and watercolor on paper signed Kay Nielsen (lower right) 8 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches.
Hindman
Sep. 10, 2013
NIELSEN (KAY)
Est: £700 - £900
[ASBJORNSEN (PETER CHRISTEN) and MOE JORGEN]. East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Old Tales from the North, 25 tipped-in coloured plates, illustrations and decorative endpapers by Nielsen, occasional slight spotting, publisher's pictorial cloth gilt, light rubbing and scuffing to extremities, 4to, Hodder and Stoughton, [1914]
Bonhams