Arthur Rackham, a prominent figure of the Art Nouveau movement, created an illustration titled “It grunted again so violently that she looked down into its face in some alarm,” which belongs to the series “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” This artwork falls under the genre of illustration.
The artwork depicts a young girl, presumably Alice, who appears startled as she looks down at a creature she is holding, likely the pig from the scene in Lewis Carroll’s famous story. The girl is dressed in a classic, delicate dress with long, dark stockings. Her posture conveys a sense of cautious curiosity or alarm, in harmony with the scene’s narrative context. The background is intricately detailed with tall, slender plants and a lush ground that hints at a natural, almost whimsical setting. The sepia tones and fluid lines reflect Rackham’s distinctive style, capturing the fantastical essence of Carroll’s tale while embedding it in the aesthetic frameworks of the Art Nouveau movement.