Black Autumn Mourning

Diction

Bridget Riley. 19 Greys, Cool Ground, 1966

Imogen Reid. Grid on Wove Paper, 2022

Sun-Headed Deity of Tamgaly, which dates back 3,400 years

Bubble & Squeak. Undated postcard from my collection.

Catalogue page detail. 1905.

Mount Fuji, Koyo Okada 1920

Francisco de Goya. ' Grande hazaña con muertos ', ca. 1810.

🐉 Ulyssis Aldrovandi …. Bononiæ, apud C. Ferronium, 1640.. Original source Image description: Illustration of a dragon from a 1640 publication by Ulyssis Aldrovandi. The dragon is depicted with a long, sinuous body covered in detailed scales, a prominent wing with webbed, fin-like segments, and clawed limbs. Its head features a fierce expression, open mouth revealing sharp teeth, and a crest or frill extending from the top. The dragon’s tail curls into a loop at the bottom of the image. The style is a black ink engraving on aged paper, with text visible in the background, emphasizing a historical scientific or natural history context. The page number 423 is shown in the top right corner.

Unfamiliar Places

First Papers of Surrealism (1942) - Marcel Duchamp