Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Fruit Bearers in The Blackbird’s Promise
Two elongated figures hold baskets and flowering forms above a small heap of fruit. Their bodies alternate between pale outlines and solid black shapes. The image accompanies The Blackbird’s Promise, whose imagined cargo joins ripe fruit with fantastically coloured people and gods.
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Jean de Bosschere. "The Fruit Bearers in The Blackbird’s Promise" [editorial title]. In The Closed Door, Jean de Bosschère; illustrated by the author; with a translation by F. S. Flint and an introduction by May Sinclair. Supplied illustrated edition from John Lane, The Bodley Head; John Lane Company, 1917, John Lane, The Bodley Head; John Lane Company. Source scan leaf 108. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0260-0106
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The Closed DoorJean de Bosschère; illustrated by the author; with a translation by F. S. Flint and an introduction by May Sinclair1917More from this book
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Jean de Bosschere. The Fruit Bearers in The Blackbird’s Promise. The Closed Door. Scan leaf 108. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0260-0106