Victor Delhez (1902-1985), ‘The Idle City’, 1936”This is one of twenty-one
Victor Delhez (1902-1985), ‘The Idle City’, 1936”This is one of twenty-one wood engravings which Delhez produced for “A Dreamer’s Tales,” by Lord Dunsany (1910). Delhez was living in Bolivia at the time and was corresponding with the Irish fantasy author. “Suddenly they fell upon one another, sword to scythe” (The city of Antwerp is pictured below.) This engaging image is referred to in one catalogue as “strijd tussen goed en kwaad,” which is to say, the fight between good and evil.”Source -- source link
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