Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Solitary Figure on the Dark Plain
A lone white figure walks across a low horizon scattered with black oval patches. A dark empty sky fills most of the composition.
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John Vassos. "The Solitary Figure on the Dark Plain" [editorial title]. In The Harlot’s House and Other Poems, Oscar Wilde; John Vassos. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1929; interpretations by John Vassos., 1929, E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Source scan leaf 46. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0614-0046
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John Vassos. The Solitary Figure on the Dark Plain. The Harlot’s House and Other Poems. Scan leaf 46. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0614-0046