Through the Crack a Death's-Head Was Projected

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Through the Crack a Death's-Head Was Projected

Odilon Redon

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Artist: Odilon Redon
Date: (c. 1886)
Medium: Charcoal and chalk on paper
Dimensions: 17 x 12" (43.2 x 30.5 cm)
Location: The Museum of Modern Art

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Odilon Redon, Through the Crack a Death's-Head Was Projected, (c. 1886), Charcoal and chalk on paper, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

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Through the Crack a Death's-Head Was Projected

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