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Debut
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Title |
Debut |
Size |
21.9 x 17.1 cm |
Date Published |
2000 |
Reference |
Norman Lindsay Etchings: Catalogue
Raisonné (Odana
Editions and Josef Lebovic Gallery, 1999, cat.208) |
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Hugh McCrae described his daughter's reaction when
Norman sent him a print of Debut and went on to describe the emotion
it aroused in him:
Smee's delight on my unwrapping Debut ... was so spontaneous on her
part as to leave no doubt as to the genuine happiness you had given
her ... it is a jolly conception ... the senorita in her absolute
beauty, the last of her petals flung open, everything fresh, sweet
and resilient ... the headdress as downy as smoke ... the bouquet
of blossoms is twice its own weight on account of the dew in the
stamens and it mixes its sweetness with the musky odour which distinguishes
a satyr even at a distance of fifty yards or more. |
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