Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Church
Several bald figures bend over large open books while a horned being occupies the centre behind them. Small surrounding faces and bodies disturb the appearance of a formal gathering. Spare’s caption The Church connects the arrangement with the religious satire of A Book of Satyrs.
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Austin Osman Spare. "The Church" [editorial title]. In A Book of Satyrs, Austin Osman Spare. undated edition. Source scan leaf 11. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0208-0011
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Austin Osman Spare. The Church. A Book of Satyrs. Scan leaf 11. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0208-0011