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The Skiapods: The head as low as possible, that is the secret of happiness!, Odilon Redon

The Skiapods: The head as low as possible, that is the secret of happiness!

Les Sciapodes: La tete le plus bas possible, c'est le secret du bonheur! (The Skiapods: "The head as low as possible, that is the secret of happiness!") (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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HeadLegFootFantastic creatureMonsterShadowStrangeMysteryDreamGroundAnimal hairFaceNightFigureLithographPrintBlack and whiteMonochromeSciapod
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