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The Chimera Gazed at all Things with Fear, from Night

A print in black of a figure rendered in hatched strokes, its neck impossibly long and twisted, with an enormous head, wide eyes, and furry batlike ears.
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  • A print in black of a figure rendered in hatched strokes, its neck impossibly long and twisted, with an enormous head, wide eyes, and furry batlike ears.

Date:

1886

Artist:

Odilon Redon
French, 1840-1916

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Odilon Redon

Title

The Chimera Gazed at all Things with Fear, from Night

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1886

Medium

Lithograph in black on ivory China paper collé, laid down on white wove paper

Dimensions

Image/chine: 24.9 × 18.4 cm (9 13/16 × 7 1/4 in.); Sheet: 45.1 × 31.2 cm (17 13/16 × 12 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Elizabeth Hammond Stickney

Reference Number

1920.1603

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