But the torchlight projects a gigantic silhouette on the cliff face behind.
I think that it's an inspired painting.And would like a copy. Thanks.
2007-06-27 13:18:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Hj Angela l and Guess who, thanks for the Links: they are brilliant!
I saw the painting in a book about Opera (or Wagner) years ago!
It was something like the one that you show, but the shadow was projected on to a sheer cliff in the background.
making Wagner's "Stupendous Requiem on the Death of a Super-Hero" achieve superhuman proportions.
2007-06-28 07:52:24 · update #1
Hi Professor, thanks for the info.
At the moment, I have in my hand a book illustrated by Rackham:
It's a child's edition of Gulliver's Travels.
A much-loved book that I won as a school prize many moons ago. One of these days I'll frighten the library to death by asking for the unexpurgated Version!
Thanks again! Vincent.
2007-06-30 12:47:11 · update #2
PARDON?
sounds like a strange painting
2007-06-27 18:47:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think this would be Arthur Rackham - a great book illustrator.
Added later: I have had a look and Arthur Rackham illustrated several of Wagner's works including Siegfried so he must be your man. I expect you know Rackham but just in case, he is the guy who paints fairies and so on in children's books but he did illustrate adult books as well. A wonderful artist.
I do hope this helps you find the painting. Gulliver's Travels is a super read
2007-06-29 22:22:57 · answer #2 · answered by Professor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a painting of Siegfried's procession by a painter called Ferdinand Leeke, a German artist (1859-1925) who produced paintings of mythical subject matter connected to Wagner operas.
If you go to http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/tml/tml40.htm and then scroll down right to the bottom of the text there is the picture which you can ennlarge by clicking on it. . As you can see it is a monochrome plate, and I can nowhere- absolutely nowwhere - find a better repro. of it. Is this what you are looking for?
2007-06-27 21:14:45 · answer #3 · answered by angela l 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the artist is unknown and as for a copy, I couldn't find one...... but follow the link and see where it leads you!
Good luck:)
2007-06-27 19:12:00 · answer #4 · answered by guess who at large 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MR CORPS
2007-07-03 07:31:44 · answer #5 · answered by ken p 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋