The Shadow | Edmund Leighton | c. 1900 Select Size:32" x 48" 1940) is a haunting

1940) is a haunting

Odilon Redon's 1894 lithograph "Hantise" (translated as "Obsession") exemplifies his exploration of the subconscious and the ethereal

Figures drift through the square

along with the subtle gradations of color in the sky and on the sea

The Shadow | Edmund Leighton | c. 1900 Select Size:32" x 48" 1940) is a hauntingAbout the artwork: In this evocative work, Leighton adapts the legend of the Corinthian girl, Debutades, who traced the silhouette of her departing beloveds shadow on a wall as a lasting token of his image. Transposed to the battlements of a medieval castle, the painting captures a knight poised for departure, his figure stately and motionless, while his beloved, her flowing gown and hair gently illuminated by warm light, draws the outline of his