A solitary winged figure plummets through a turbulent sky rendered in deep grays and blacks, limbs outstretched in a gesture of despair or surrender. Doré's masterful engraving technique creates dramatic contrasts between shadow and light, with swirling clouds and distant stars emphasizing the vast, indifferent cosmos surrounding the descending form. Bound with 52 pages of 70lb paper, lined or unlined, behind an anti-scuff matte cover with wraparound artwork, made to order. Notes and sketches kept behind an independent artist's work, not a plain composition cover.