Below, I Saw the Vaporous Contours of a Human Form, Odilon Redon

Below, I Saw the Vaporous Contours of a Human Form

Odilon Redon (French) (1840-1916)

Movement: Symbolism
Date: 1896
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: 25.3 × 18 cm
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0

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Eye Gaze Face Table Guéridon Chair Seated Figure Human silhouette Dress Ghost Fantastic creature Dark background Darkness Light White Black Lithograph Black and white Monochrome Inscription Text Mystery Interior

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