Austin Osman Spare
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Austin Osman Spare was an English artist and occultist who worked as a draughtsman, writer and painter. Influenced by symbolism and Art Nouveau, his art was known for its clear use of line and its depiction of monstrous and sexual imagery.
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![Spare's Portrait of the Artist (1907). An "important self-portrait", it would later be bought by Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page.[22]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/55/Spare%27s_Portrait_of_the_Artist.jpg)
Spare's Portrait of the Artist (1907). An "important self-portrait", it would later be bought by Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page.[22]
"Ascension of the Ego from Ecstasy to Ecstasy", an image taken from The Book of Pleasure (1913). now owned by The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History
A sample of sigils created by Austin Osman SpareArtists from United Kingdom 6
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Austin Osman Spare was an English artist and occultist who worked as a draughtsman, writer and painter. Influenced by symbolism and Art Nouveau, his art was known for its clear use of line and its depiction of monstrous and sexual imagery. In an occult capacity, he developed magical techniques including automatic writing, automatic drawing and sigilization based on his theories of the relationship between the conscious and unconscious self.
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