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Spare, Austin Osman, 1886-1956

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    Left, a poem illustrated with vignettes of naked male figures; right, a man wearing a black cloak is standing on a naked body lying on the ground; a naked woman next to him; two cloaked men in the background. Line block by the "Arc" Engraving Co. after A.O. Spare, 1904.

    Spare, Austin Osman, 1886-1956. | Date: [1905] | Reference: 579883i
    Part of: Inferno: Earth; collection of occult subjects. Line blocks by the "Arc" Engraving Co. after A.O. Spare, 1905.
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    A.O. Spare aged seventeen; standing next to a naked woman seated. Line block by the "Arc" Engraving Co. after A.O. Spare, 1904.

    Spare, Austin Osman, 1886-1956. | Date: [1905] | Reference: 579881i
    Part of: Inferno: Earth; collection of occult subjects. Line blocks by the "Arc" Engraving Co. after A.O. Spare, 1905.
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    World War One: a stretcher bearer walking towards a faint and blurred mass of wounded men receiving attention. Chalk sketch, c. 1914.

    Spare, Austin Osman, 1886-1956. | Date: 1914 | Reference: 24601i
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    World War One: portrait of a British navy medical officer in full dress. Colour chalk drawing, c. 1914.

    Spare, Austin Osman, 1886-1956. | Date: 1914 | Reference: 24597i
    • Books

    Poems and masks / Poems by Vera Wainwright. Masks by Austin O. Spare.

    Wainwright, Vera, 1893-1967. | Date: 1969
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