1923
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The Snide is a 1923 by Sidney H. Sime, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting depicts a gaunt, hunched figure with long hair and a black jacket, standing over a pile of treasure. The figure's face is contorted in a snide expression, with its right hand grasping a pile of jewels and coins. The background is a plain, off-white color. The figure's posture and facial expression convey a sense of greed and malice, while the treasure at its feet suggests a sense of wealth and power. The overall atmosphere of the painting is one of darkness and foreboding. The use of bold lines and shading creates a sense of depth and dimensionality, drawing the viewer's eye to the figure and its treasure. If you're interested in learning more about the artist behind this piece, you might want to look up Sime, Sidney H.
A fantastic drawing by Sidney H. Sime from 1923 depicts a hybrid figure, part human and part animal, crawling across a ground scattered with coins, jewels, and stones. The artwork was created as an illustration for the book *Bogey Beasts* (1923), a collection of poems about strange creatures, which Sime both wrote and illustrated.
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Sidney Herbert Sime — he usually signed his works as S. H. Sime — was an early 20th century English artist, mostly remembered for his fantastic and satirical artwork, especially his story illustrations for Irish fantasy author Lord Dunsany.
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