Sidney H Sime

The Dreams of Mãna-Yood-Sushãi

11.7" x 16.5" Poster

(Reproduced on Acid-free printing stock with Archive-quality inks)

Perfect for many purposes, the image on this Poster is a stunning and evocative illustration by Sidney H Sime (1867-1941) - one of the artists associated with the Golden Age of Illustration. It was first published in The Gods of Pegãna (1905). 

Contemporary reviews for The Gods of Pegãna (1905) were favorable, including that from the Daily Telegraph (shown below).

Lord Dunsany has succumbed to the fascination of

composing a new theology. If the result had merely 

been the fantastic and finely imagined illustrations 

evoked from the somber pencil of Mr S. H. Sime it 

would have been sufficient ... but the book has a 

separate charm of its own, in the language of its 

fragmentary visions, in the mysterious atmosphere 

produced by the deliberate choice of words and

method, in the sometimes graceful, sometimes 

tragic, sometimes grotesque ideas in which the 

author embodies the creed of those 'islands in the 

central sea, where no ships come'.

Sime's illustrations were particularly well regarded in the following comments from the Pall Mall Gazette:

"Never, we think, has Mr Sime shown such high

imaginative qualities as in these drawings".

Sime was born into poverty in Manchester and worked his way through a variety of jobs before he entered the Liverpool School of Art. While studying at that School, he won the South Kensington Medal. He established a  reputation for fantastic illustrations through contributions to Pick-Me-Up, The Idler and the Pall Mall Gazette. After  he received an inheritance, Sime even purchased The Idler, but the investment was to prove unsuccessful, with the magazine closing within two years. In 1905, Sime was approached by Lord Dunsany to illustrate The Gods of Pegãna and his subsequent contributions to Dunsany's work marked the beginning of a long association between author and illustrator. It also marked a significant development in Sime's career and burgeoning reputation as a fantasy artist.

Detail from the Poster (for reference purposes) is shown below.

This Poster is produced on acid-free stock with archive-quality inks.

The image shown below demonstrates how this can appear when framed (frames and framing are not included in the sale).

Sold as is with no returns, these posters are as described and will be shipped to Australia and select international destinations for free using the fully insured and tracked services of Australia Post (international buyers are responsible for any Customs duties or taxes levied in their own countries).