Hideous Larvae, Odilon Redon

Hideous Larvae

Odilon Redon (French) (1840-1916)

Movement: Symbolism
Date: 1896
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: 17.9 × 17.2 cm
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0

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