John Bauer

John Bauer (4 June 1882, Jönköping – 20 November 1918, Vättern) was a Swedish painter born in Jönköping on 4 June 1882. He is famous for his paintings of trolls and his illustrations can be found on the pages of Bland tomtar och troll (Between gnomes and trolls). He studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm.