John Balance
"I saw my first original Austin Osman Spare ,painting hanging above the seething bookshelves of ,Atlantis, the occult bookshop that I spent my late ,teens lurking inside. In fact there were several of ,his paintings and I could not believe my eyes. Until ,then I had only been aware of his name and had ,been conscious of seeing the recurring and haunting,image of â€œPANâ€, which was actually a section of ,the late pastel called â€œThe Vampires Are Coming.â€ ,This image was widely used in the seventies on ,several occult type book jackets and was a key ,figure in the promotion of the eclectic magazine ,series â€˜Man, Myth and Magic"
Nonfiction
Austin Osman Spare: Artist, Occultist, Sensualist