Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Dwellers on the Threshold
A seated man leans back on a folding chair while small crawling forms gather near his feet. A separate framed scene of outstretched bodies hangs above him. Captioned The Dwellers on the Threshold, the plate joins the ordinary room with the unstable reflections discussed in Spare’s accompanying text.
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Austin Osman Spare. "The Dwellers on the Threshold" [editorial title]. In Earth Inferno, Austin Osman Spare. Undated supplied digital facsimile, undated edition. Source scan leaf 23. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/spare-earth-inferno-dwellers-threshold
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From Spare’s sequence of drawings and allegorical verse first published in 1905. The complete reproduced page, including its frame, caption and ornamental details, is retained.
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Austin Osman Spare. The Dwellers on the Threshold. Earth Inferno. Scan leaf 23. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/spare-earth-inferno-dwellers-threshold