John Duncan: The Riders of the Sidhe, 1911 (detail)

John Duncan (1866-1945) was born in Dundee and studied at the Dundee School of Art from an early age. He was a great experimenter with techniques and much of his work is in tempera. His subject-matter was rooted in the Celtic Revival and the Pre-Raphaelite tradition, but there is a certain graphical quality which sets it apart from his contemporaries and likens it to Art Nouveau. While the subject matter is thoroughly Celtic Revival, he is generally referred to as a Symbolist.

The Riders of the Sidhe depicts the Sidhe, or the Celtic Fairies, a divine race who inhabit the six Celtic nations (Brittany, Cornwall, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and the Isle of Mann); perceived only in visionary states of mind and usually at liminal places such as stone circles, sacred groves, wells and fairy hills or fairy glens.

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HC-1142: card size 6" x 6" (150mm x 150mm)