id:			132089
accession number:	1954.651
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.651
updated:		2023-03-20 14:14:11.212000

"And now they never meet in grove or green," from act 2, scene 1 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, 1908. Arthur Rackham (British, 1867–1939). Pen and black ink and watercolor with scraping and minute touches of white gouache; sheet: 38.6 x 27 cm (15 3/16 x 10 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Don Hunter 1954.651

title:				"And now they never meet in grove or green," from act 2, scene 1 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
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creation date:			1908
creation date earliest:		1908
creation date latest:		1908
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Don Hunter
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culture:	England, 20th century
technique:	pen and black ink and watercolor with scraping and minute touches of white gouache
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - British
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Arthur Rackham (British, 1867–1939)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 38.6 x 27 cm (15 3/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
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support materials:

	description:	artist’s illustration board
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed and dated, in pen and black ink, at lower right: Arthur Rackham 08
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Water Color
	opening date:   1962-06-06T04:00:00
	<i>Water Color</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 6-August 27, 1962).

	title:		British Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art 
	opening date:   2013-02-10T00:00:00
	<i>British Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art </i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 10-May 26, 2013).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Don Hunter, Albany, GA, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: ?-1954
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	Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1954-
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fun fact:
Arthur Rackham was one of the first book illustrators to take advantage of color halftone printing, augmenting his ink drawings with subtle washes of transparent hues.

digital description:
This drawing is one of 40 made by Arthur Rackham to illustrate William Shakespeare's comedy <em>A Midsummer Night's Dream</em>. It depicts the confrontation between Oberon and Titania, king and queen of the fairies, that takes place in the woods outside of Athens in act 2, scene 1. The artist painted a stormy sky looming over the magical couple to echo the story's mood. Rackham worked during a golden age of book illustration in England, around the turn of the 20th century, and the images he produced for literary works influenced future productions of Shakespeare's work.

wall description:

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Shakespeare, William. <em>A Midsummer Night's Dream: With Illustrations by Arthur Rackham, R.W.S. </em>London: William Heinemann, 1908.
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	Shakespeare, William. <em>A Midsummer Night's Dream</em>. Mineola, NY: Dover, 2003.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 32
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	Lemonedes, Heather. <em>British Drawings: The Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>Exh. Cat. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2013.
	page number: 	Mentioned: pp. 136-37, 147, no. 47; Reproduced: p. 137
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IMAGES

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1954.651/1954.651_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1954.651/1954.651_full.tif