The Wolf and the Goat
1912
Arthur Rackham brings Aesop's classic fable to life with his signature scratchy, eerie style in this 1912 illustration. Perched precariously on a jagged cliff edge, a shaggy goat looks down at a hungry wolf pacing far below. In the story, the wolf tries to trick the goat into coming down by pretending to worry about its safety, but the clever goat sees right through the ruse. Rackham's spindly lines and stark contrast between the dark, grassy precipice and the vast white space create a tense atmosphere that defined his Golden Age of Illustration work.
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