Photo of collection object Why Should There Not Exist a World Composed of Invisible, Odd, Fantastic, Embryonic Beings? (Pourquoi n'existerait-il pas un monde composé d'êtres invisibles, bizarres, fantastiques, embryonnaires?) (plate) from Le Juré — Redon, Odilon. Why Should There Not Exist a World Composed of Invisible, Odd, Fantastic, Embryonic Beings? (Pourquoi n'existerait-il pas un monde composé d'êtres invisibles, bizarres, fantastiques, embryonnaires?) (plate) from Le Juré, 1887. Lithograph from an illustrated book with seven lithographs, composition (irreg.): 8 9/16 × 6 11/16" (21.7 × 17 cm); page: 10 15/16 × 8 13/16" (27.8 × 22.4 cm). The Louis E. Stern Collection, 1029.1964.6. (Photo: MoMA)

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Why Should There Not Exist a World Composed of Invisible, Odd, Fantastic, Embryonic Beings? (Pourquoi n'existerait-il pas un monde composé d'êtres invisibles, bizarres, fantastiques, embryonnaires?) (plate) 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 (irreg.): 8 9/16 × 6 11/16" (21.7 × 17 cm); page: 10 15/16 × 8 13/16" (27.8 × 22.4 cm)
Departments: Drawings & Prints
Accession Number: 1029.1964.6
Credit Line: The Louis E. Stern Collection
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