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Odilon Redon

When Life Was Awakening in the Depths of Obscure Matter, plate 1 of 8 from "Les Origines"

1883
Lithograph in black on ivory China paper, laid down on white wove paper
27.6 × 20.2 cm (10.9 × 8 in)

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