The Green Dragon
1910
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1910
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a dragon coiled around a gnarled tree, its green scales glowing under moonlight. Tiny fairies flutter nearby, their wings like lace against the dark. Rackham drew this for a book of fantasy pictures in 1910. His ink lines are so fine you can count every leaf, yet the colors stay soft—almost like watercolor. The dragon feels alive, not scary, as if it’s guarding a secret world. If you like this, look up *sfumato*—the way Rackham blurs edges to make the scene dreamy.
