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The Priestesses Were Waiting, from Night by Odilon Redon — VisualArtsDB

The Priestesses Were Waiting, from Night

The Priestesses Were Waiting, from Night

1886

Medium: Lithograph in black on ivory China paper collé, laid down on white wove paper
Dimensions: Image/chine: 28.6 × 21.2 cm (11 5/16 × 8 3/8 in.); Sheet: 44 × 30.5 cm (17 3/8 × 12 1/16 in.)
Genre: lithograph
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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