Odilon Redon

And Man Appeared; Questioning the Earth From Which He Emerged and Which Attracted Him, He Made His Way Toward Somber Brightness, plate 8 of 8 from "Les Origines"

1883
Lithograph in black on light gray China paper, laid down on white wove paper
28 × 21 cm (11 × 8.3 in)

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