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Des Esseintes, Frontispiece for À rebours by J.-K. Huysmans, Odilon Redon

Des Esseintes, Frontispiece for À rebours by J.-K. Huysmans

Des Esseintes, Frontispiece for A Rebours by J.K. Huysmans (museum title)

Odilon Redon (French) (1840-1916)

Movement
Symbolism
Date
1888
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
12.8 × 9 cm
Collection
Art Institute of Chicago, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Art Institute of Chicago, CC0

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