And a Large Bird, Descending from the Sky, Hurls Itself against the Topmost Point of Her Hair, Odilon Redon

And a Large Bird, Descending from the Sky, Hurls Itself against the Topmost Point of Her Hair

Odilon Redon (French) (1840-1916)

Movement: Symbolism
Date: 1888
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: 19 × 16 cm
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0

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Woman Young woman Figure Portrait Face Head Eye Hair Braid Headband Bust Shoulder Bird Animal Wing Feathers Lithograph Print Black and white Monochrome Dark Contrast Strange Mystery Inscription Signature Melancholy

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