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Ink line drawing with ochre watercolor of a startled man gripping a timber, with the title VIKINGEN lettered at the bottom.

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Illustration for Erik Gustav Geijer's The Viking, Ernst Josephson (1960), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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A pen-and-ink line drawing with light watercolor washes shows a startled, wind-blown figure gripping a vertical timber while a large arm reaches up from behind. Stylized curving lines frame the scene, and the title VIKINGEN is set along the bottom in ochre lettering. The work is signed Ernst Josephson and is catalogued as an illustration for Erik Gustav Geijer's The Viking.

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