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Cover for the set "The Origins"

Cover for the set "The Origins"

Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916)

1883

Medium/TechniqueLithograph on chine collé

DimensionsImage: 30.5 x 22.5 cm (12 x 8 7/8 in.); Sheet: 38.6 x 31.5 cm (15 3/16 x 12 3/8 in.)

Credit LineLee M. Friedman Fund

Accession number67.273

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ProvenanceAndré Mellerio (b. 1862 - d. 1943, Lugt 153a), Paris; William H. Schab, New York; 1967, sold by William H. Schab to the MFA for $5,200 [see note]. (Accession Date: February 8, 1967)

NOTE: MFA accession nos. 67.273-67.281 were purchased for this amount.

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When life was awakening in the depths of obscure matter; Plate No. 1 from the set "The Origins"

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There was perhaps a first vision attempted in the flower; Plate No. 2 from the set "The Origins"

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Odilon Redon

1883

The misshapen polyp floated on the shores, a sort of smiling and hideous Cyclops; Plate No. 3 from the set "The Origins"

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The Siren, clothed in barbs, emerged from the waves; Plate No. 4 from the set "The Origins"

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Odilon Redon

1883

The Satyr with the cynical smile; Plate No. 5 from the set "The Origins"

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Odilon Redon

1883

There were struggles and vain victories; Plate No. 6 from the set "The Origins"

There were struggles and vain victories; Plate No. 6 from the set "The Origins"

Odilon Redon

1883

The impotent wing did not lift the animal into that black space; Plate No. 7 from the set "The Origins"

The impotent wing did not lift the animal into that black space; Plate No. 7 from the set "The Origins"

Odilon Redon

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And man appeared, questioning the earth from which he emerged and which attracts him, he made his way toward somber brightness; Plate 8 from the set "The Origins"

And man appeared, questioning the earth from which he emerged and which attracts him, he made his way toward somber brightness; Plate 8 from the set "The Origins"

Odilon Redon

1883