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And Man appeared; questioning the earth from which he emerged and which attracts him, he made his way toward somber brightness, Odilon Redon

And Man appeared; questioning the earth from which he emerged and which attracts him, he made his way toward somber brightness

Et l'homme parut, interrogeant le sol d'ou il sort et qui l'attire, il se fraya la voie vers (And Man appeared; questioning theearth from which he emerged and which attracts hi m, he made his way toward somber brightness) (museum title)

Odilon Redon (French) (1840-1916)

Movement
Symbolism
Date
1883
Medium
Lithograph
Collection
National Gallery of Art, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
National Gallery of Art, public domain

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