Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Infancy of Undine
A white-haired figure lifts a small girl beside a rising fountain and curling waves. The child’s light form contrasts with the older figure’s flowing hair and beard. The printed caption identifies the scene as The Infancy of Undine.
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Arthur Rackham. "The Infancy of Undine" [editorial title]. In Undine, Friedrich de la Motte Fouque; adapted from the German by W. L. Courtney; illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann; New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1911; second impression, February 1911; adapted by W. L. Courtney, illustrated by Arthur Rackham., 1911, William Heinemann; Doubleday, Page & Co.. Source scan leaf 47. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0444-0047
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Arthur Rackham. The Infancy of Undine. Undine. Scan leaf 47. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0444-0047