Photo of collection object The Wall of His Room Was Opening Up and through the Crack a Death's-Head Was Projected (La Muraille de sa chambre s'entr'ouvrait et de la fente était projetée une tête de mort) (frontispiece) from Le Juré — Redon, Odilon. The Wall of His Room Was Opening Up and through the Crack a Death's-Head Was Projected (La Muraille de sa chambre s'entr'ouvrait et de la fente était projetée une tête de mort) (frontispiece) from Le Juré, 1887. Lithograph from an illustrated book with seven lithographs, composition: 7 1/16 × 5 7/8" (18 × 15 cm); page: 10 15/16 × 8 7/8" (27.8 × 22.5 cm). The Louis E. Stern Collection, 1029.1964.1. (Photo: MoMA)

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The Wall of His Room Was Opening Up and through the Crack a Death's-Head Was Projected (La Muraille de sa chambre s'entr'ouvrait et de la fente était projetée une tête de mort) (frontispiece) from Le Juré

1887

Odilon Redon

French, 1840–1916

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Maker/Artist: Redon, Odilon
Classification: Illustrated Book
Formatted Medium: Lithograph from an illustrated book with seven lithographs
Medium: lithograph, from, illustrated, book, lithographs
Dimensions: composition: 7 1/16 × 5 7/8" (18 × 15 cm); page: 10 15/16 × 8 7/8" (27.8 × 22.5 cm)
Departments: Drawings & Prints
Accession Number: 1029.1964.1
Credit Line: The Louis E. Stern Collection
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