num_pages: 198
description: The standard hardcover edition. Black cloth with gilt lettering to upper board and spine. Illustrated in colour and b/w. Bibliography &amp; index. A richly-illustrated study of the two pre-eminent twentieth century artist-magicians Rosaleen Norton and Austin Osman Spare by Nevill Drury (author of Pan's Daughter and numerous studies of Western magical traditions). Drury gives a biographical overview and analysis of the occult symbolism and approaches of both artists; in his introduction the author recounts the importance of Norton and Spare in influencing his own interest and later exploration of both the Occult and Art. A well-produced volume with numerous examples of the artists' work and contemporary photographs.
language: English
title: Dark Spirits: The Magical Art of Rosaleen Norton and Austin Osman Spare
publisher: Salamander & Sons