Photo of collection object He Falls Head Foremost into the Abyss (Il tombe dans l'abîme, la tête en bas) from The Temptation of Saint Anthony (La Tentation de Saint-Antoine) — Redon, Odilon. He Falls Head Foremost into the Abyss (Il tombe dans l'abîme, la tête en bas) from The Temptation of Saint Anthony (La Tentation de Saint-Antoine), 1896. One from a portfolio of 23 lithographs on chine appliqué, composition: 10 7/8 x 8 3/8" (27.6 x 21.2 cm); sheet: 20 1/2 x 15 3/4" (52.1 x 40 cm). Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, 553.1940.16. (Photo: MoMA)

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He Falls Head Foremost into the Abyss (Il tombe dans l'abîme, la tête en bas) from The Temptation of Saint Anthony (La Tentation de Saint-Antoine)

1896

Odilon Redon

French, 1840–1916

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Maker/Artist: Redon, Odilon
Classification: Print
Formatted Medium: One from a portfolio of 23 lithographs on chine appliqué
Medium: from, portfolio, lithographs, chine, appliqué
Dimensions: composition: 10 7/8 x 8 3/8" (27.6 x 21.2 cm); sheet: 20 1/2 x 15 3/4" (52.1 x 40 cm)
Departments: Drawings & Prints
Accession Number: 553.1940.16
Credit Line: Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller

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