Sketch for illustration to Poe
Drawing
ca.1935 (made)
ca.1935 (made)
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General Description: "In less than half a minute the whole eight were burning fiercely". Preliminary sketch for an illustration to Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination, c.1935.
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Title | Sketch for illustration to Poe |
Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink |
Brief description | Drawing, pencil, pen and ink, Arthur Rackham |
Physical description | General Description: "In less than half a minute the whole eight were burning fiercely". Preliminary sketch for an illustration to Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination, c.1935. |
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Object history | Item Provenance: Provenance: Mrs Barbara Edwards, the artist's daughter Notes: Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination illustrated by Rackham was published by Harrap in 1935. The final design, which is more complete and differs in detail, is in the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Art Collection, University of Texas in Austin (illus. James Hamilton, Arthur Rackham: A Life With Illustration, London, 1990, p.154) |
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Accession number | E.2988-1990 |
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Record created | February 23, 2009 |
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