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On to the Brocken the Witches are Flocking (An Illustration for Goethe's Faust)
On to the Brocken the Witches are Flocking (An Illustration for Goethe's Faust)

On to the Brocken the Witches are Flocking (An Illustration for Goethe's Faust)

Artist (1889 - 1931)
Mediumpaper
Dimensions24.5 × 17.5 cm
24.5 × 17.5 cm
Framed: 52.7 x 65.5 x 1.5 cm
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery. Donated by Mrs Margaret Clarke RHA in memory of Harry Clarke RHA, 1933.
Object number695
DescriptionThe drawing on the left depicts a fish like figure riding a sow, behind, which are a cluster of heads, and erotic figures in the manner of Bosch. The drawing on the right shows a continuation of the erotic figures growing smaller in size until they tail off into a fine line. In the foreground a pair of lovers and a head encircled by a flourish of leaves, behind which a devil-like face peers out with long pointed fingers around his mouth. The preparatory drawing for this is HCLA16.
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