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Message Found in a Bottle, 1918 (pencil, pen and black ink, on vellum)

Message Found in a Bottle, 1918 (pencil, pen and black ink, on vellum)


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Message Found in a Bottle, 1918 (pencil, pen and black ink, on vellum)

1199587 Message Found in a Bottle, 1918 (pencil, pen and black ink, on vellum) by Clarke, Harry (1889-1931); 21x15.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Irish, out of copyright

Media ID 23693180

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1918 Active Adverse Conditions Arm Movement Arm Out Arm Outstretched Arms Crossed Arms Folded Arms Out Arms Outstretched Artist Irish Bad Weather Black Ink Book Title Bottle British Art Clarke Communicate Communicating Cunning Despair Despairing Direct Gaze Dock Docks Dockyard Dream Dream Like Dreaming Dreams Dreamtime Edgar Allen Poe Eerie Elder Elderly Adult Fiction Fictional Author Folded Arms Found Frightening Gesture Gesturing Guard Guardsman Hand Gesture Hand Movement Harry Clarke Haunt Haunted Haunter Haunting Heaving Household Equipment Hurricane Illustrated In Ink Ink Drawing Irish Artist Kitchenware Lifting Looking At Camera Mature Mature Adult Maturity Medium Group Medium Group Of People Men Only Message Middle Aged Military Position Military Rank Mysterious Mystery Mystique Negative Concept Nightmare Old Age Old Man Old Men On Vellum Outer Garment Patterned Pencil Pencil Drawing Physical Activity Plank Pose Posed Posing Publication Pulled Pulling Robe Rope Senior Senior Adult Sinister Spooky Storm Stormy Tempest Timber Vellum Victorian Pictures Wailing Water Transport Wave Ethnic Origin Natural Space Portrait Style Portraiture


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Message Found in a Bottle, 1918 - A Haunting Tale of Despair and Mystery

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. This print captures the essence of an intriguing artwork titled "Message Found in a Bottle, 1918" by Irish artist Harry Clarke. The delicate pencil, pen, and black ink drawing on vellum transports us to the rugged coastline of early twentieth-century Ireland. In this evocative scene, we witness a stormy maritime setting with crashing waves and dark clouds looming overhead. A lone elderly man stands at the dock, his weathered face reflecting both weariness and determination. Dressed in military attire as a guardsman, he clutches tightly onto a message discovered within an ancient bottle. The artist's meticulous attention to detail is evident in every stroke; from the folds of clothing to the intricate patterns etched into woodwork. The composition exudes an air of mystery as we are left wondering about the contents of that fateful message. As our gaze meets his piercing eyes looking directly at the camera, we cannot help but feel drawn into this enigmatic narrative. Is it a tale of lost love? Or perhaps a desperate plea for help amidst adverse conditions? Clarke's skillful illustration invites us to delve deeper into this world where dreams intertwine with reality and imagination knows no bounds. Through this mesmerizing artwork, we are reminded that even amidst storms and despair, there is always room for hope and possibility.

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