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

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

Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916)
Lemercier et Cie. (French, 19th century)
1883
Medium/TechniqueLithograph on chine-collé
DimensionsImage: 21.3 x 19.9 cm (8 3/8 x 7 13/16 in.)
Sheet: 32.2 x 26.5 cm (12 11/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
Credit LineLee M. Friedman Fund
Accession number67.276
On View
On view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn graphite, b.c.: Cyclope; in stone, l.l.: Odilon Redon del et lith; l.r.: Imp. Lemercier & Cie ParisProvenanceAndré 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.