The Frog Prince -Kids Room Art - 1945 Grimms' Fairy Tales - Page Illustration by Fritz Kredel - Custom 8" x 10" Mat - Sold UNFRAMED

When I was a little girl, my aunt gave me a book of Grimms' Fairy Tales. It had been given by my grandparents to my aunt in 1947 and passed down to other siblings (there were 5) and finally came to me. It was much loved by all of the children in the 60 years of readership. I went to pass it down to my daughter and realized that it's time for a new copy. The binding has fallen apart and the pages are coming loose. Luckily, some of the gorgeous illustrations are still in good condition, so I've decided to add them to our Trove Art collection. Trove Art = found art repurposed with custom matting to fit standard size frames. This illustration comes from the story The Frog Prince. The original Grimms' tales are not always what we are used to seeing these days. In this story, a princess is playing by a pond with a golden ball. The ball slips through her hands and into the pond and she begins to cry. A frog pops out of the water and offers to help her get the ball if only she will love him an