The artwork, titled “They thanked her and said good-bye, and she went on her journey,” is an illustration by the renowned artist Arthur Rackham. This piece is part of the “English Fairy Tales” series and falls under the genre of illustration within the Art Nouveau (Modern) art movement.
In the artwork, a woman is depicted in a blue dress standing by a circular brick-lined pool of water, bent over slightly as she gazes at three large, somewhat indistinct forms that float within the water. Behind her rises an intricate and dense thicket of spindly, twisted branches, adding a touch of enchantment and mystery to the scene. The colors are muted and earthy, enhancing the ethereal, fairy-tale quality typical of Rackham’s illustrations.