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La Vieille: Que crains-tu? Un large trou noir! Il est vide peut-être?: P.332-1949

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

La Vieille: Que crains-tu? Un large trou noir! Il est vide peut-être?
Translated as: The Old Woman: What are you afraid of? A wide black hole! Perhaps it is a void?
La Tentation de Saint-Antoine

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Redon, Odilon

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1949-10) by Dodgson, Campbell

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1896

Note

Plate 19 of 24

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 162 mm Width 108 mm

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: La Vieille: / Que trains-tu? un large trou noir ! Il est vide, / peut-être ?
  • Location: Lower centre margin
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Caption
  • Text: ODILON REDON
  • Location: Lower left image
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.332-1949
Primary reference Number: 161050
Mellerio: 152

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Sunday 7 August 2011

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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