19th

century

French

Buddha

Odilon Redon (1840-1916)

Odilon Redon (1840-1916) Buddha Lithograph, 1895, on chine applique, second (final) state, signed with initials in pencil, from the edition of 100, printed by A. Clot, Paris, published in lEstampe Originale, by A. Marty, Paris, 1895, on chine applique Subject: 36 x 24.7 cm Provenance: P. & D. Colnaghi, London, 1974 Literature: Melerio 132 Redon was captivated by Flauberts 1874 prose poem The Temptation of Saint Anthony, creating three separate projects based on it. The printed verse below this image comes from Flauberts Buddha: They led me into the schools / I knew more than the professors

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