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…And His Name That Sat on Him Was Death
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Odilon Redon and Ambroise Vollard

…And His Name That Sat on Him Was Death

1899

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…And His Name That Sat on Him Was Death

Odilon Redon and Ambroise Vollard

…And His Name That Sat on Him Was Death

…And His Name That Sat on Him Was Death

1899

Physical Qualities Tusche and crayon lithograph with scraping on chine collé, Sheet: 548 x 422 mm. (21 9/16 x 16 5/8 in.) Image: 310 x 228 mm. (12 3/16 x 9 in.)
Portfolio/Series Plate III from the portfolio "Apocalypse of Saint John (Apocalypse de Saint-Jean)"
Credit Line Blanche Adler Memorial Fund
Object Number 1951.67.2
Rena Hoisington, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Print by Print: Series from Dürer to Lichtenstein," October 30, 2011-March 25, 2012.

Victor Carlson, Baltimore Museum of Art, "French Illustrated Books of the 19th and 20th Century," 15 October - 14 January 1967 (?). no. 61.

The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida, "Redon," March 18 - April 3, 1955.

Inscribed: Monogrammed in lower right corner of image: superimposed "OR" Caption, below image: ". ..... et celui qui était monté dessus se nommait la Mort,"

Artist

Odilon Redon

French, 1840-1916

French, 1840-1916
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Publisher

Ambroise Vollard

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ORNAMENT WITH TWO GENII RIDING ON CHIMERAS
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THE BEASTS OF THE SEA, ROUND LIKE LEATHER BOTTLES (LES BÊTES DE LA MER RONDES COMME DES OUTRES)
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1896
THE CONFLICT BETWEEN SATAN AND DEATH
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The Conflict between Satan and Death
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DIVERSE PEOPLE INHABITING THE REGION OF THE OCEAN (DES PEUPLES DIVERS HABITENT LES PAYS DE L'OCÉAN)
Odilon Redon, Blanchard, and others
Diverse People Inhabiting the Region of the Ocean (Des peuples divers habitent les pays de l'océan)
1896
STUDY FOR "CONVERSATION WITH DEATH" (RECTO AND VERSO)
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Study for "Conversation with Death" (recto and verso)
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THE RACE HORSE
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The Race Horse
1894
ORNAMENT WITH TWO GENII RIDING TWO CHIMERAS
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Ornament with Two Genii Riding Two Chimeras
1544
PASSAGE OF A SOUL (PASSAGE D'UNE ÂME)
Odilon Redon
Passage of a Soul (Passage d'une âme)
1891, reprinted in 1920
AND I SAW, IN THE RIGHT HAND OF HIM THAT SAT ON THE THRONE, A BOOK WRITTEN WITHIN AND ON THE OUTSIDE, SEALED WITH SEVEN SEALS
Odilon Redon and Ambroise Vollard
And I Saw, in the Right Hand of Him that Sat on the Throne, a Book Written within and on the Outside, Sealed with Seven Seals
1899
IN THE SHADOWS ARE PEOPLE, WEEPING AND PRAYING, SURROUNDED BY OTHERS WHO ARE EXHORTING THEM (DANS L'OMBRE DES GENS PLEURENT ET PRIENT ENTOURÉS D'AUTRES QUI LES EXHORTENT)
Odilon Redon
In the Shadows Are People, Weeping and Praying, Surrounded by Others Who Are Exhorting Them (Dans l'ombre des gens pleurent et prient entourés d'autres qui les exhortent)
1896
LHERBETTE. DEPUTY SINCE AGES AND ONE OF THE FEW LUCKY ONES WHO CAN RELY ON BEING REELECTED ON THE 13TH OF MAY. HE JUST SUCCEEDS WITH EVERYTHING. ONLY HIS NAME IS NOT TO HIS TASTE. HE IS ALSO TRYING TO GIVE HIMSELF A DISTINCT AIR.
Honoré Daumier
Lherbette. Deputy since ages and one of the few lucky ones who can rely on being reelected on the 13th of May. He just succeeds with everything. Only his name is not to his taste. He is also trying to give himself a distinct air.
1849