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Black and white lithograph of a woman's profile emerging from a dark arched hood, gazing upward, with soft hatched shading.

Before the Black Sun of Melancholy, Lenore Appears, plate two from To Edgar Poe

A lithograph showing a pale woman's face in profile, turned upward and framed by a dark, curving hood or arch. Soft, hatched shading contrasts with bright paper at the top and her forehead, giving a brooding, dreamlike mood. The signature Redon appears in the lower left corner.

Artist
Odilon Redon
Date
1882
Medium
Lithograph in black on ivory China paper, laid down on white wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2223 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1882).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Stickney Collection

Español: Antes del sol negro de la melancolía, aparece Lenore (Redon, 1882)

Litografía que muestra el rostro de perfil de una mujer pálida, dirigido hacia arriba y enmarcado por un arco o capucha oscura y curva. El sombreado suave con trazos contrasta con el papel claro de la parte superior y la frente, creando un ambiente melancólico y onírico. La firma de Redon aparece en la esquina inferior izquierda.

Português: Diante do sol negro da melancolia, surge Lenore (Redon, 1882)

Litografia que mostra o rosto de perfil de uma mulher pálida, voltado para cima e emoldurado por um capuz ou arco escuro e curvo. O sombreado suave em hachuras contrasta com o papel claro no alto e na testa, criando um clima melancólico e onírico. A assinatura de Redon aparece no canto inferior esquerdo.