Maxfield Parrish is an American artist, one of the most important representatives of the Golden Age of illustration, whose work took place in the first half of the twentieth century.

His work was so popular that there were reproductions of his work in one in four American homes. He captivated the audience with his style, combining realism and fantasy in perfect proportion.

In 1936, Time magazine published: “As for the sale of costly color representations, today the three most popular artists in the world are Van Gogh, Cezanne, and Maxfield Parrish.”

After all, this is a miracle! It looks like the lights are on. For real.

Parrish achieved this glowing effect by working through the paintings in stages, carefully applying strokes and varnishing the work in several layers. It was his own painting technique.

But the most amazing thing is that Maxfield Parrish used only four primary colors: blue, lilac, yellow and black. With a combination of these colors, he achieved the desired shade.

One of Maxfield Parrish’s most famous paintings is Dawn.

A fantastic picture in which the rays of the sun rising from behind the mountains wash two figures of young girls.

Interestingly, the eleven-year-old daughter of the artist, Jean, acted as a standing model. She looks like a fairy and she is beautiful.

The artist loved fairy-tale motifs, and he has many paintings on this subject.

By 1931, he finally achieved such financial well-being that he could do what he especially had a soul for – landscape painting. She no longer brought such income, but brought incredible pleasure. His landscapes are also distinguished by the brightness of colors and the quiet and peaceful atmosphere, in which the motif of something fabulous still remains.