Illustrator: Parrish, Maxfield

Maxfield Parrish created surreal and fantastical fine art in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods. He is best known for his vintage advertisements for luxury goods like perfume, cosmetics and chocolates, and often used fairies and nymphs in his work.

Vintage Books Collection by the author

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cropped vintage fairies fairyland illustration 1919 public domain
Vintage fantasy rainbow land 1920 public domain
vintage fairy bird illustrations 1920 public domain
vintage fairy illustrations 1906 public domain
vintage fairies illustration 1920s public domain
vintage fairies fairyland illustration 1919 public domain
From the Djer-Kiss cosmetics campaign, this is an advertisment for perfumed water to bathe the face and hands. In sublime color, this art nouveau advertisement shows us a hovering fairy, as well as baby fairies and floating flowers, suspended in front of a rainbow and above a busy scene of elves bringing gold and crystals.