He stepped over and looked into the basket at his handiwork still lying there.
Date1919
Artist
Arthur E. Becher
(American artist and illustrator, 1877–1960)
Illustration CitationRed Mark and Other Stories, by John Russell (New York: Knopf, 1919).
MediumCrayon, graphite, and gouache on illustration board
Dimensions29 1/4 × 21 1/4 in. (74.3 × 54 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Frieda Becher, 1971
Object number1971-89
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextOn the south Pacific island of New Caledonia, which served as a 19th century French penal colony, an executioner and his assistant stand by the severed head of a convict who had plotted to escape. Russell excelled at adventure stories featuring clever and dashing criminals.
