A naked man standing behind a curtain; naked men and women in the background. Line block by the "Arc" Engraving Co. after A.O. Spare, 1905.

  • Spare, Austin Osman, 1886-1956.
Date:
[1905]
Reference:
579885i
Part of:
Inferno: Earth; collection of occult subjects. Line blocks by the "Arc" Engraving Co. after A.O. Spare, 1905.
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Publication/Creation

(London E.C. (Tudor St.) : Printed by the Cooperative Printing Society Limited), [1905]

Physical description

1 print (album page 21) : line block ; image 28.7 x 22.8 cm

Lettering

Oh! Come with me, the Kīā and the Zos, to witness this extravagance. Chaos. The perpetual youth of man arises, Draws aside the curtain--Faith (a token of humanity's limited knowledge), and exposes the inferno of the normal.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 579885i

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