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Cain and Abel by Odilon Redon — VisualArtsDB

Cain and Abel

Cain and Abel

1886

Medium: Etching and drypoint on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: Plate: 18.5 × 12.1 cm (7 5/16 × 4 13/16 in.); Sheet: 30.8 × 21.5 cm (12 3/16 × 8 1/2 in.)
Genre: etching
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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inkprintprints and drawingetchingpaperpaper (fiber product)

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