Art, Symbol & Imagination
The North Wind over the Sea
A powerful pale figure strides above an immense curling wave. Radiating lines sweep behind its head while dark water and white foam fill the lower scene. The caption identifies the North Wind crossing the sea on the journey towards the distant castle.
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Kay Nielsen. "The North Wind over the Sea" [editorial title]. In East of the Sun and West of the Moon, Collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe; English versions by George Webbe Dasent; illustrated by Kay Nielsen. Undated New York illustrated edition, undated edition, George H. Doran Company. Source scan leaf 49. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/nielsen-north-wind
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Kay Nielsen. The North Wind over the Sea. East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Scan leaf 49. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/nielsen-north-wind