Illustration of the Dutch legend 'The man with the Hook', drawn by Isabella.

THIS PRINT IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE FULL STORY!

"The man with the hook is feared by all children. Most parents have only seen his green eyes below the water surface. They, who saw a bit more of this creature, say he has a black skin, webs between his toes and fingers and long hair which has run wild.
He drowns the children he has caught and then suck out the blood. Their souls are kept in pitchers turned upside down which can only be released when the pitchers are knocked over."

The souls which are kept in pitchers or bottles are quite common in many tales about water spirits. So, I thought it was worth illustrating just this little detail as well.
I know it's not a pitcher as the story above describes but as I wanted the soul to be seen I decided it would be better to draw a bottle instead.

You can read more about this legend on my Folklore blog at:

http://isabellasart.blogspot.com/2009/04/man-with-hook-dutch-folk-tale.html

DETAILS

This Limited edition of 25, High Quality print comes on environmentally friendly, beautiful paper and is signed by hand. A numbered certificate accompanies the print.

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- 215 gr (7.6 OZ) Freelife Vellum paper
- Paper size is 5.8" × 8.3" (a5)
- 100% recycled and acid-free
- FSC (The Forest Stewardship Council) certified paper
- Exceeds the international ISO 14001 standard

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