The Sphinx: My gaze, which nothing can deflect, passes through things and remains fixed on an inaccessible horizon. The Chimera: I am weightless and joyful

Le Sphynx...mon regard que rien ne peut devier, demeure tendu a travers les choses sur un horizon inaccessible. La Chimere: Moi,Je suis legere et joyeuse (The Sphinx: "My gaze, which nothing can deflect, passes through the things and remains fixed on an inaccessible horizon." The Chimera: "I am weightless and joyful") (museum title)

Odilon Redon (French) (1840-1916)

Movement

Symbolism

Date

1889

Medium

Lithograph

Collection

National Gallery of Art, United States

Rights

Public domain

Photograph

National Gallery of Art, public domain

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