A striking antique magic lantern slide featuring a stylised fish or marine creature, rendered in a bold woodcut / linocut style with flowing, rhythmic line work.The image is highly graphic and abstracted, focusing on form and movement rather than naturalistic detail. Such slides were often used in art and design lectures or as visually engaging projection images in the early 20th century.The absence of text or caption suggests the slide was intended to be appreciated for its decorative and artistic qualities, making it appealing to collectors of modernist illustration, Art Deco imagery, and graphic design history.


Era: Late 19th / early 20th century

Subject: Stylised fish / marine art

Style: Graphic, modernist, woodcut-inspired

Condition: Good antique condition with age-related marks consistent with useModernist illustration


Art Deco / early modern graphics


Possibly used in lantern shows on art, design, or nature as form


Sold as a single slide from my extensive collection