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Black and gray lithograph of a pale face tilted downward beside a shadowy hunched figure at upper left, on a cream paper margin.

Anthony: "What is the object of all this?" The Devil: "There is no object!", plate 18 of 24

A dark lithograph showing a pale, downturned face of a figure lying or leaning forward, with a shadowy hunched form emerging from the darkness behind at upper left. Soft, grainy tonal shading contrasts with the luminous face, creating a dreamlike, unsettling mood on a wide cream paper margin.

Artist
Odilon Redon
Date
1896
Medium
Lithograph in black on light gray China paper laid down on ivory wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2365 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1896).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Stickney Collection

Español: Antonio: "¿Cuál es el objeto de todo esto?" El Diablo: "¡No hay objeto!"

Una litografía oscura que muestra un rostro pálido inclinado hacia abajo, perteneciente a una figura recostada o inclinada hacia adelante, con una forma encorvada y sombría que surge de la penumbra en la parte superior izquierda. El sombreado granulado y suave contrasta con el rostro luminoso, creando un ambiente onírico e inquietante sobre un amplio margen de papel crema.

Português: Antônio: "Qual é o objeto de tudo isso?" O Diabo: "Não há objeto!"

Uma litografia escura mostra um rosto pálido voltado para baixo, pertencente a uma figura deitada ou inclinada para a frente, com uma forma curvada e sombria emergindo da escuridão na parte superior esquerda. O sombreado granulado e suave contrasta com o rosto luminoso, criando um clima onírico e inquietante sobre uma ampla margem de papel creme.

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