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Fantasy painting of a woman with black cat, owl and fairies – Vintage Print

Fantasy painting of a woman with black cat, owl and fairies — historic image
Fantasy painting of a woman with black cat, owl and fairies. Historic image from the Religious collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

This rare historic image captures Fantasy painting of a woman with black cat, owl and fairies in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.

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Fantasy painting of a woman with black cat, owl and fairies

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A woman sits at the center of this fantasy painting, a black cat curled at her side, with an owl perched nearby and fairies drifting through the scene. The mix of animals and winged figures places it firmly within the late nineteenth and early twentieth century taste for romantic, symbolic imagery, when artists often drew on folklore and the supernatural to explore themes of mystery and the natural world. Because the record gives few specifics about the artist or original context, the picture is best read as an expression of that period's fascination with fairies and nocturnal creatures, which were frequently linked with witchcraft and magic in popular belief.

Original scan1,200 × 900 px · prints to 4 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceFantasy Fairies074

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