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

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

Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916)
1883
Medium/TechniqueLithograph on chine collé
DimensionsSheet: 35.7 x 28.7 cm (14 1/16 x 11 5/16 in.)
Image: 27.4 x 20.2 cm (10 13/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
Credit LineLee M. Friedman Fund
Accession number67.274
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsSigned in image, lower center: ODILON REDON Lower left: Odilon Redon del et lith Lower right.: Imp. Lemercier & Cie. Paris Lower center in graphite pencil: AmphibieProvenanceAndré 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.