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The image shows a partial view of a person's upper body in a side profile. The person has a prominent nose, defined chin, and short, dark hair styled to one side. They are holding an object with intricate patterns in front of their face. The background is plain.
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The image shows a partial view of a person's upper body in a side profile. The person has a prominent nose, defined chin, and short, dark hair styled to one side. They are holding an object with intricate patterns in front of their face. The background is plain.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Apollonius

Odilon Redon

Date
1896-1900
Medium
brush and black ink on buff wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 24.45 × 28.89 cm (9 5/8 × 11 3/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2014.137.11
Credit line
Woodner Collection, Gift of Dian Woodner
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata
Provenance

(sale, Kornfield and Klipstein, Bern, 13-15 June 1974, lot 1093, bought in). (Galerie Kornfeld, Bern); purchased April 18, 1985 by Ian Woodner, New York [1903-1990]; by inheritance to his daughter Dian Woodner, New York, 1990; gift to NGA, 2014.

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lower center in ink: Od R

NGA object ID 168895. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.