Art, Symbol & Imagination
Existence
A bearded central figure is pressed among tangled bodies, small faces and elaborate tabletop objects. A candle and a head balanced high above the gathering pull the eye upward. The source captions the plate Existence, giving Spare’s dense grotesque scene a broader subject than a courtly gathering.
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Austin Osman Spare. "Existence" [editorial title]. In A Book of Satyrs, Austin Osman Spare. undated edition. Source scan leaf 13. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0208-0013
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Austin Osman Spare. Existence. A Book of Satyrs. Scan leaf 13. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0208-0013