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Odilon Redon
The Sciapodes: 'The head as low as possible, that is the secret of happiness!' (Les Sciapodes: La Tête le plus bas possible, c'est le secret du bonheur!) 1889
lithograph on chine collé
27.7 × 21.3 cm (image) 44.9 × 31.5 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1988
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The Sciapodes: 'The head as low as possible, that is the secret of happiness!'
(Les Sciapodes: La Tête le plus bas possible, c'est le secret du bonheur!)
1889
plate 6 from the À Gustave Flaubert: Six Dessins pour La Tentation de Saint-Antoine (For Gustave Flaubert: Six drawings for The Temptation of Saint Anthony) portfolio, 1889
Medium
lithograph on chine collé
Measurements
27.7 × 21.3 cm (image) 44.9 × 31.5 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1988
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Mellerio 100
Edition
proof before letters
Printing/Publishing
printed by Becquet
Accession Number
P8-1988
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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Subjects (general)
Fantasy Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
black (colour) creatures dark (colour attribute) heads (animal components) legendary beings portfolios (groups of works) shading texture (artistic concept)