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Il y eut peut etre une vision premier essayee dans la Fleur; from the set "Les Origines" Pl. II
There was perhaps a first vision attempted in the flower; Plate No. 2 from the set "The Origins"
Il y eut peut etre une vision premier essayee dans la Fleur; from the set "Les Origines" Pl. II
Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916)
1883
Medium/Technique
Lithograph on chine collé
Dimensions
Sheet: 36.5 x 27 cm (14 3/8 x 10 5/8 in.)
Image: 22.1 x 17.7 cm (8 11/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
Image: 22.1 x 17.7 cm (8 11/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Lee M. Friedman Fund
Accession Number67.275
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Mellerio 046
DescriptionSea anemone with eye inside
Signed
signed
Marks
Lower right, stamped in black ink -- mark of André Mellerio (Lugt 153a)
InscriptionsSigned in image, lower left: ODILON REDON
Lower left: Odilon Redon del et lith
Lower right.: Imp. Lemercier & Cie. Paris
Lower center in graphite pencil: Fleur Vivante
Lower left: Odilon Redon del et lith
Lower right.: Imp. Lemercier & Cie. Paris
Lower center in graphite pencil: Fleur Vivante
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.
NOTE: MFA accession nos. 67.273-67.281 were purchased for this amount.