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Wallace Smith’s Fantazius Mallare: Seven Fantastic Drawings
Explore seven Wallace Smith drawings from Ben Hecht’s Fantazius Mallare, where skeletons, pale bodies and intricate black forms create a disturbing imaginary theatre.
The Skeleton above the Human Crowd
Wallace Smith A tall seated skeleton appears within a narrow cliff-like enclosure above a densely packed mound of pale bodies.
Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath
First Drawing: The Figure against the Tree
Wallace Smith An elongated human figure leans against a great tree trunk with one arm stretched along its bark.
Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath
The Haloed Rider on the Fantastic Mount
Wallace Smith A pale haloed figure sits on an immense dark beast with wide staring eyes and an elongated face.
Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath
The Figure below the Great Window
Wallace Smith A seated young figure lowers his head beneath a tall stone-framed window with an oval lock.
Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath
The Figures on the Geometric Stairway
Wallace Smith Thin pale figures climb, reach and recline across a sharply divided stairwell.
Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath
The Two Figures beneath the Branching Lights
Wallace Smith Two cloaked figures turn away from one another beside a bare tree.
Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath
The Cruciform Figure
Wallace Smith A pale human figure stretches both arms wide beneath a narrow radiant halo.
Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath