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The deformed polyp floated on the shores, a sort of smiling and hideous Cyclops, Odilon Redon

The deformed polyp floated on the shores, a sort of smiling and hideous Cyclops

Le Polype difforme flottait sur les rivages, sorte de cyclope souriant et hideux (The deformed polyp floated on the shores, a sort of smiling and hideous Cyclops) (museum title)

Odilon Redon (French) (1840-1916)

Movement
Symbolism
Date
1883
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
21.4 × 20 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
National Gallery of Art, public domain

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