Tolkien Visual Collecting Guide: Art

These are books of art about Tolkiens works, by both Tolkien himself or by other artists.

It mainly focuses on books specifically about Tolkiens works, but does include a section on specific artists books which include some art about Tolkiens works, although not those with only a few images.

It does not include any books based on the Movies.

http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Category:Art_books

By Tolkien

Pictures by JRR Tolkien

https://tolkienlibrary.com/art/pictures/description.htm

http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Pictures_by_J.R.R._Tolkien

1979

0395285232

1979

0395606489

Deluxe Edition

2021

0008484449

Art of Lord of the Rings

http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_Art_of_The_Lord_of_the_Rings

Art of The Hobbit

http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_Art_of_The_Hobbit

Artist and Illustrator

https://tolkienlibrary.com/art/artistillustr/description.htm

http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/J.R.R._Tolkien:_Artist_and_Illustrator

Drawings by Tolkien

Exhibition Catalogue with Illustrations

http://www.tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=721

1976

By Other Artists - All About Tolkien

A Middle-Earth Album

https://tolkienlibrary.com/art/amiddle-earthalbum/description.htm

Joan Wyatt

Hardback / Softback

Greg and Tim Hildebrandt The Tolkien Years

Greg and Tim Hildebrandt

2001

A Tolkien Tapestry

Cor Block

http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/A_Tolkien_Tapestry

Limited Edition Signed

500

A Middle-Earth Traveler

http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/A_Middle-earth_Traveller

John Howe

2018

Sur Les Terres De Tolkien

John Howe

https://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/details.php?image_id=331

9782841722303

2002

Exhibition Catalogue

L’Atalante/L’Office regionale culturel de Champagne-Ardenne

The Art of Ruth Lacon

Ruth Lacon

http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_Art_of_Ruth_Lacon

Lord of the Rings Sketchbook

Alan Lee

http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_Sketchbook

Hobbit Sketchbook

Alan Lee

http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_Hobbit_Sketchbook

Middle-Earth Journeys in Myth and Legend

Donato Giancola

2019

Middle-Earth Visions of a Modern Myth

Donato Giancola

http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Middle-earth:_Visions_of_a_Modern_Myth

Glimpses of Tolkien’s Worlds
Kip Rasmussen

Tolkienography

Jay Johnstone

Middle Artbook Vol 1

Ivan Cavini

Middle Artbook Vol 2

Ivan Cavini

Rendering Tolkiens Middle-Earth

Ulla Thynell

From the Shire to the Sea

Joe Gilronan

Wrath, Ruin and a Red Nightfall

John Cockshaw

By Other Artists - Partly About Tolkien

Beyond Fantasy
Darrel Sweet

Garlands of Fantasy

Linda and Roger Garland

Dreams and Gifts

Angelo Montanini

http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Dreams_%26_Gifts:_The_Art_of_Angelo_Montanini

Songs of Sorrow and Hope

Jenny Dolfen

http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Songs_of_Sorrow_and_Hope

Myth and Magic

John Howe

The Art of Ian Millar

Ian Millar

Limited Edition

https://www.parkablogs.com/content/book-review-art-of-ian-miller

Kirk’s Work

Tim Kirk

Wings of Twilight

Michael Kaluta

Beyond Time and Place

Paul Raymond Gregory

https://wayneandchristina.wordpress.com/2013/03/02/the-art-of-paul-raymond-gregory/

https://tolkienlibrary.com/press/1082-Art-of-Paul-Raymond-Gregory.php

By Various Artists

The Illustrated World of Tolkien

https://www.parkablogs.com/content/book-review-illustrated-world-of-tolkien-david-day

Realms of Tolkien

http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Realms_of_Tolkien

1996

1997

Tolkiens World

http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Tolkien%27s_World:_Paintings_of_Middle-earth

https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Tolkien%27s_World_(art_book)

Return of the Ring Catalogue

2012

Sunday 28 April 2019

Tolkien Portfolios

This guide is about art/posters/lithographs released in sets as Portfolios. It is not about individual posters/pieces of art or about art books.

Bodleian Lord of the Rongs Print Portfolio

Recollections of Middle Earth

1973 portfolio, A. R. Mansir's Recollections of Middle Earth. This portfolio features 19 black and white prints, in an illustrated envelope. Each print has an overall size of 11" x 17"

Lord of the Rings

Denis Gordeyev

35 images

9x12in

The Land of Shadows

Frank Cirocco

1978

Limited 1000

Schanes and Schanes

Frank Frazetta

http://book-graphics.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/frank-frazetta-lord-of-rings-portfolio.html

Tolkien Centenary

Alan Lee

1992

Hobbit Poster Collection

Alan Lee

Lord of the Rings Poster Collection

Alan Lee

Lord of the Rings Poster Collection 2

Alan Lee

Images of Middle Earth

John Howe

alternate release

Silmarillion Poster Collection

Ted Nasmith

Lord of the Rings Portfolio

Brandon McKinney

2001

Limited 100

Stredozeme (Middle Earth) Portfolio

Martin Zhouf

Illustration of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and Hobbit. Fantasy paintings. 6 large color prints and 6 smaller color prints

Lord of the Rings Movies

Cards Inc

This site has a lot of detail on these, but is a little bit inaccurate. They have the first Collectors Portfolio and the Character Portfolio mixed up.

https://lotrcollectornotes.wordpress.com/720-c-d/cards-inc/

Character Art Portfolio

note: there were some other characters, as well as some of those above, available individually at special events (such as the London Science Museum exhibition).