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MR. ARTHUR RACKHAM, V.P.R.W.S.

There are two sides to the art of Mr. Arthur Rackham, in both of which he has proved himself to be possessed of quite exceptional capacities. He is a very able painter in pure water-colour of landscapes and open-air subjects, in which he shows a dainty and poetic appreciation of the more subtle aspects of nature and a very delicate command over refinements of technical method; and he is a fantastic illustrator, with an amazingly fertile imagination and executive skill of the highest order. In this illustrative work he uses a combination of pen line and water-colour wash which he applies with equal expressiveness to a wide range of motives, to strong, grotesque designs full of vigorous character, to dramatic incidents and scenes from fanciful myths and legends, and to compositions which require the most sensitive tenderness

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