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

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

Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916)
Lemercier et Cie. (French, 19th century)
1883
Medium/TechniqueLithograph, Chine-collé
DimensionsSheet: 23.6 x 20.7 cm (9 5/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
Image: 24 x 20.6 cm (9 7/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
Credit LineLee M. Friedman Fund
Accession number67.278
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsSigned in image, lower right, vertically: ODILON REDON Lower left: Odilon Redon del et lith. Lower right.: Imp. Lemercier & Cie Paris Lower center in graphite pencil: SatyreProvenanceAndré 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.