Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Green Cataract in Becuma of the White Skin
A crowned figure and a young woman ride together within immense curling waves. Rackham’s caption likens the surrounding waters to one vast green cataract.
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Arthur Rackham. "The Green Cataract in Becuma of the White Skin" [editorial title]. In Irish Fairy Tales, James Stephens; Arthur Rackham. Reading edition, undated edition. Source scan leaf 275. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0661-0275
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Arthur Rackham. The Green Cataract in Becuma of the White Skin. Irish Fairy Tales. Scan leaf 275. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0661-0275