The Bundle of Sticks 1908

waltercrane

drawing, paper, ink

drawing

narrative-art

pen illustration

arts-&-crafts-movement

figuration

paper

form

ink

line

symbolism

history-painting

academic-art

"The Bundle of Sticks" (1908) by Walter Crane depicts a father and his three sons. The father holds a bundle of sticks and instructs his sons to break them. The sons are struggling with the task, highlighting the strength of unity. This illustration serves as a visual representation of the proverb "strength in unity," a popular motif in Crane's work.