Aurora are works of art in their own right. Of course artists have been reproducing aurora in paintings and illustration since it was possible. Below are some examples of aurora in art, including various media. It’s interesting to see how the aurora can even be reproduced using woodcut.
Frederic Edwin Church (American), Aurora Borealis, 1865, 56×83, 1911.4.1, Smithsonian American Art MuseumEdward Whymper (British mountaineer and illustrator, London, 1840 – Chamonix, 1911), Aurora Borealis, color woodcut, with watercolorNorthern Lights by Meyers Konv-Lexicon, 1870
John Patience – The Snow Queen aurora
Leonid Zolotarev – The Snow Queen‘Aurora Borealis’ Woodcut print by Finnish artist Aukusti Tuhko. 1937
Authors & illustrators Edgar Parin d’Aulaire, Ingri Parin d’Aulaire, 1972
