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Undine Outside the Window

Print
1909 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rackham, Arthur (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

A print depicting a stylised illustration showing the water spirit Undine standing outside the window of a stone cottage. To her left is a fence on the other side of which is a stream. In the stream several mythical water creatures are visible looking towards Undine.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Drawings
Illustration
Books
Object type
Print
TitleUndine Outside the Window (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Colour half tone print on paper
Paper
Printing Ink
Half Tone
Brief description
Print by Arthur Rackham, trial proof for 'Undine Outside the Window', frontispiece to the novella Undine by Friedrich De La Motte Fouqué, colour half tone print, Great Britain, 1909
Physical description
A print depicting a stylised illustration showing the water spirit Undine standing outside the window of a stone cottage. To her left is a fence on the other side of which is a stream. In the stream several mythical water creatures are visible looking towards Undine.
Dimensions
  • Size of sheet height: 25.4cm
  • Size of sheet width: 17.2cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Production typeArtist's proof
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'COMMENTED PROOF MUST BE PRESERVED FOR CUSTOMER.' (Stamped)
  • 'Can mouth be a little lighter. otherwise very good AR / 2nd proof.' (Inscribed in pencil in the artist's hand)
  • 'Arthur Rackham '09.' (Signed and dated )
Production
2nd proof for Undine Outside the Window, frontispiece to Undine by F. De La Motte Foque.
Literary reference'Undine' by Friedrich De La Motte Fouqué
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
  • Hamilton, James. Arthur Rackham : a life with illustration. London: Pavilion, 1990. 199pp, ill. ISBN 1851455310.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2968-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
Record URL
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