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Stephen Gooden — Illustration for "Peronnik the Fool": A Lion Tearing at a Sack

Stephen Gooden

Illustration for "Peronnik the Fool": A Lion Tearing at a Sack

1933

Dramatic tension fills the composition as Gooden's skillful engraving technique captures the violent energy of the beast attacking the sack in this folktale illustration.

Medium
engraving

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Stephen Gooden, Illustration for "Peronnik the Fool": A Lion Tearing at a Sack, 1933

Dramatic tension fills the composition as Gooden's skillful engraving technique captures the violent energy of the beast attacking the sack in this folktale illustration.

Medium
engraving
Year
1933
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

20th Century, Animal, Lion, Storybook, Dark Tones, Illustration, Narrative, Engraving, British, Mythological

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Cleveland Museum of Art