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Walford Graham Robertson
1866-1948
"Turning the corner of the snowy road with a rushing, cantering motion"
1912?
Black ink over graphite, on card.
9 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches (248 x 190 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2333
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Title from item.
Unpublished design for an illustration for the short story "The South Wind" by Algernon Blackwood, published in his collection entitled Pan's garden (London : Macmillan, 1912).
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In pencil below drawing, "Turning the corner of the snowy road with a rushing, cantering motion"; on verso, "Coming of the thaw to a snow bound village. For a tale by Algernon Blackwood (never published)".
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows a spectral figure with face veiled sweeping through a village, a transparent cloak streaming behind it.
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