Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Watchful Creature upon the Branch
A small creature clings to a great tree above dark blue water. The facing caption describes a life of pursuit, escape and ceaseless watchfulness.
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Arthur Rackham. "The Watchful Creature upon the Branch" [editorial title]. In Irish Fairy Tales, James Stephens; Arthur Rackham. Reading edition, undated edition. Source scan leaf 39. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0661-0039
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Arthur Rackham. The Watchful Creature upon the Branch. Irish Fairy Tales. Scan leaf 39. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0661-0039