The Magic Crystal (also known as Study: Male Figure)

Simeon Solomon 1840 - 1905

Summary

Mystical scene depicting a young semi-naked man, with blue robes swathed about his shoulders and lower body, leaning over a table to left, on which sits a large crystal ball. Heavy poppies grow entwined around the table legs. The backdrop is a starlit sky with a bare tree to right, and the moon directly behind the figure's head to left, producing a halo effect.