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Quasimodo by Odilon Redon

Quasimodo

Odilon Redon · 1870

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DETAILS
Artist
Odilon Redon
Date
1870
Medium
charcoal with fabricated black chalk and touches of white and gray gouache on gray wove paper
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions
[object Object]
Collection
Drawings
Culture
France, 19th century
Credit line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
ART MOVEMENTS
Aestheticism
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Odilon Redon

Odilon Redon, a French Symbolist, journeyed from his haunting 'noirs' to vibrant, dreamlike pastels, inspiring Surrealism with his explorations of the unseen.

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