On the Backdrop of Our Nights

Odilon Redon

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On the Backdrop of Our Nights

Odilon Redon

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Artist: Odilon Redon
Date: c. 1887
Medium: Lithographic crayon on transfer paper
Dimensions: 9 5/8 x 8 5/8" (24.4 x 21.9 cm)
Location: The Museum of Modern Art
Credit: Gift of The Ian Woodner Family Collection

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Odilon Redon, On the Backdrop of Our Nights, c. 1887, Lithographic crayon on transfer paper, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

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On the Backdrop of Our Nights

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Melancholy

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