id:			132090
accession number:	1954.652
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.652
updated:		2023-03-09 12:47:56.651000

The Green Dragon, 1910. Arthur Rackham (British, 1867–1939). Pen and ink with wash; sheet: 28 x 19 cm (11 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Don Hunter 1954.652

title:				The Green Dragon
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creation date:			1910
creation date earliest:		1910
creation date latest:		1910
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Don Hunter
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culture:	England, 20th century
technique:	pen and ink with wash
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - British
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

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

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measurements: Sheet: 28 x 19 cm (11 x 7 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Visions of Landscape: East and West
	opening date:   1982-02-17T05:00:00
	<i>Visions of Landscape: East and West</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).

	title:		From Block Books to Baskin: Artists as Illustrators
	opening date:   1986-05-13T04:00:00
	<i>From Block Books to Baskin: Artists as Illustrators</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 13-August 17, 1986).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact:
The design for the dragon in this illustration derives from one of the black and white vignettes placed over the chapter titles in the 1909 edition of <em>Undine </em>illustrated by Rackham.

digital description:
One of the best-known book illustrators of his time, Rackham worked at the turn of the 20th century in the period now sometimes described as the genre's golden age. His style combined intricate line work with delicate coloring to create scenes that were timeless, mysterious, and sometimes dark. This combination was particularly well suited for fantasy subjects like fairytales, Nordic and Germanic legends, and the dragon in this illustration, first published in his <em>Book of Pictures</em> of 1913. The beast's sinuous body echoes the lines describing the trees' gnarly trunks, roots, and branches, and the ripples of the water in the stream, highlighting its unity with the nature that surrounds it. Rackham evokes a world both similar and different to our own, where nature is both magical and dangerous.

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RELATED WORKS

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IMAGES

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