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In the Shadow of the Wing, the Black Creature Bit, Odilon Redon

In the Shadow of the Wing, the Black Creature Bit

Odilon Redon (French) (1840-1916)

Movement
Symbolism
Date
1891
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
22.5 × 17.3 cm
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0

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