Art, Symbol & Imagination
Youth Unmasks
A youthful figure stretches or steps beside a tall old man holding a staff. Fine lines and a dark lower form compress the pair into a narrow framed scene. Spare’s printed explanation describes youth emerging from illusion and entering the old man of experience.
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Austin Osman Spare. "Youth Unmasks" [editorial title]. In Earth Inferno, Austin Osman Spare. Undated supplied digital facsimile, undated edition. Source scan leaf 11. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/spare-earth-inferno-youth-unmasks
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
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. Youth Unmasks. Earth Inferno. Scan leaf 11. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/spare-earth-inferno-youth-unmasks