Tolkien art

At the request of merrymaia and aervir, a list of some of my favourite Tolkien art.

I’ve tried to pick artists whose work I admire in general – I’ve usually included a link to other examples of their art, so you can take a look at those. Be warned: the links for the pictures go directly to big image files.

There’s a lot of other artwork that I like which is in various books; e.g. I like the black and white drawings by Victor Ambrus in The Tolkien Bestiary, but that’s more of a liking for his illustrative style in general than a particular picture.

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And while we’re on the subject, here is a plug for the brand new website Tolkien Fan Art, launched just a few days ago.