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When life was awakening in the depths of obscure matter, Odilon Redon

When life was awakening in the depths of obscure matter

Quand s'eveillait la Vie au Fon de la matiere obscure (When life was awakening in the depths of obscure matter) (museum title)

Odilon Redon (French) (1840-1916)

Movement
Symbolism
Date
1883
Medium
Lithograph
Collection
National Gallery of Art, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
National Gallery of Art, public domain

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