
Sur le fond de nos nuits dieu de son doigt savant dessine un cauchemar multiforme et sans treve (On backdrop of our nights God with His knowing finger traces a multiform implacable nightmare)
Redon, Odilon · French
1890
- Medium
- lithograph
- Classification
- Portfolio
- Period
- 1876 to 1900
- Image size
- 3488 × 4145px
Description
The image depicts abstract lines and shapes, with a prominent triangular form in the center. The shapes create an otherworldly landscape with emerging faces resembling floating masks or ghostly visages. A large circular shape with spiky lines radiating from it and scattered faces floating within the textured space can be seen.
Rights & Source
Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).