Lot 680
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Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (British, 1878-1961)
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Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (British, 1878-1961)

Study for Walpurgis Night

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Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (British, 1878-1961)
Study for Walpurgis Night
ink
9¾ x 12½ in. (24.8 x 31.8 cm.)
Executed circa 1900.
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Lot Essay

Walpurgis Night is the night that marks the transition from Winter to Spring, falling on the eve of the 1st of May. In German folk tradition, witches would gather on the Brocken, the highest of the Harz Mountains, to perform rituals to ward off evil.

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