The artwork titled “Father! Father!” was created by Arthur Rackham and belongs to the Art Nouveau (Modern) movement. This illustration is part of the series “The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie”.
The artwork exhibits a poignant scene featuring a tender interaction between two central figures. On the left, a bearded man clothed in an elaborate fur-trimmed garment and a feathered headdress gazes intently at the young woman to his right. The young woman, draped in a flowing, copper-hued cloak, reaches out to the bearded man, her expression one of earnest appeal. The background features a natural setting with sparse trees and a gently rolling landscape, rendered in muted earth tones typical of Rackham’s illustrative style, enhancing the emotional depth of the scene.