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Et l'homme parut, interrogeant le sol d'où il sort et qui l'attire, il se fraya la voie vers de sombres clartés; from the set "Les Origines" Pl. VIII
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"
Et l'homme parut, interrogeant le sol d'où il sort et qui l'attire, il se fraya la voie vers de sombres clartés; from the set "Les Origines" Pl. VIII
1883
Medium/Technique
Lithograph, en chine-collé
Dimensions
Sheet: 35.2 x 27.8 cm (13 7/8 x 10 15/16 in.)
Image: 28 x 20.3 cm (11 x 8 in.)
Image: 28 x 20.3 cm (11 x 8 in.)
Credit Line
Lee M. Friedman Fund
Accession Number67.281
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Mellerio 052
Signed
signed
Marks
Lower left, stamped in black ink -- mark of André Mellerio (Lugt 153a)
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
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.
NOTE: MFA accession nos. 67.273-67.281 were purchased for this amount.