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In the shadow of the wing, the black creature bit by Odilon Redon — VisualArtsDB

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In the shadow of the wing, the black creature bit

In the shadow of the wing, the black creature bit

In the shadow of the wing, the black creature bit

1891

Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: sheet: 17 9/16 x 12 3/8 in. (44.6 x 31.5 cm) image: 8 7/8 x 6 13/16 in. (22.5 x 17.3 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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