Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Fisherman and the Dancing Witch
Two figures dance close together beneath a round moon hanging among curled branches. Dark foliage, patterned clothes and pale patches of ground intensify their movement. The caption’s command to dance faster places the scene in the fisherman’s meeting with the witch.
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Ben Kutcher. "The Fisherman and the Dancing Witch" [editorial title]. In A House of Pomegranates, Oscar Wilde. Ben Kutcher's illustrated1918 edition, with H. L. Mencken introduction and additional Wilde tales; Library of Congress copy, Internet Archive benkutchersillus00wild, 1918, Moffat, Yard and Company. Source scan leaf 163. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0368-0137
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Ben Kutcher. The Fisherman and the Dancing Witch. A House of Pomegranates. Scan leaf 163. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0368-0137