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Black and white lithograph of a winged, horned chimera with a wide eye and curling horn against a dark, scratchy background.

The Chimera Gazed at all Things with Fear, from Night

A lithograph in black ink shows a winged, horned creature seen in profile, its large eye wide and watchful, a spiraling curl of hair or horn beside its face. Soft, scratchy strokes dissolve the dark background into shadow, with a faint glow rising below.

Artist
Odilon Redon
Date
1886
Medium
Lithograph in black on ivory China paper collé, laid down on white wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2218 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1886).
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, Gift of Elizabeth Hammond Stickney

Español: La Quimera miraba todas las cosas con temor, de Noche

Una litografía en tinta negra muestra una criatura alada y con cuernos vista de perfil, con un ojo grande y atento y un rizo en espiral junto al rostro. Trazos suaves y rasposos disuelven el fondo oscuro en sombra, con un tenue resplandor que asciende abajo.

Português: A Quimera olhava todas as coisas com medo, de Noite

Uma litografia em tinta preta mostra uma criatura alada e chifruda vista de perfil, com um olho grande e atento e uma espiral curvada ao lado do rosto. Traços suaves e irregulares dissolvem o fundo escuro em sombra, com um brilho tênue subindo embaixo.

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