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The Little Abbot Reading the Ramayana

A work made of charcoal with black chalk, stumping, scraping and erasing, on dark cream wove paper, discolored to tan. ruled in pale red-orange pastel. offset impression of tadpole, verso..
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  • A work made of charcoal with black chalk, stumping, scraping and erasing, on dark cream wove paper, discolored to tan. ruled in pale red-orange pastel. offset impression of tadpole, verso..

Date:

1883

Artist:

Odilon Redon
French, 1840-1916

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Odilon Redon

Title

The Little Abbot Reading the Ramayana

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1883

Medium

Charcoal with black chalk, stumping, scraping and erasing, on dark cream wove paper, discolored to tan. Ruled in pale red-orange pastel. Offset impression of Tadpole, verso.

Inscriptions

Signed lower left, in black ink: "ODILON REDON"

Dimensions

50.5 × 37.2 cm (19 15/16 × 14 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

David Adler Collection

Reference Number

1950.1430

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