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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"

(French, 1840–1916)
(French, 19th century)
1883
Medium/TechniqueLithograph, en chine-collé
DimensionsSheet: 35.2 x 27.8 cm (13 7/8 x 10 15/16 in.)
Image: 28 x 20.3 cm (11 x 8 in.)
Credit LineLee M. Friedman Fund
Accession number67.281
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsSigned in the image, upper left: ODILON REDON Lower left: Odilon Redon del et lith. Lower right: Imp. Lemercier & Cie Paris Lower center, in graphite pencil: L'homme Primitif
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.