Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Low Sun over the Dark Sea
A low red sun appears between long bands of cloud. Its narrow reflection breaks the dark surface of the sea, with distant land barely visible along the horizon. Severn’s restrained seascape brings a quiet interval of light into the illustrated sequence of Corelli’s fantasy.
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Arthur Severn. "The Low Sun over the Dark Sea" [editorial title]. In The Devil's Motor: A Fantasy, Marie Corelli. 1910 edition, 1910, Hodder & Stoughton. Source scan leaf 93. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0177-0093
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Arthur Severn. The Low Sun over the Dark Sea. The Devil's Motor: A Fantasy. Scan leaf 93. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0177-0093