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Series Title: Homage to Goya

In My Dream I Saw in the Sky a Face of Mystery

1885
(French, 1840–1916)
printer
Support
China paper; wove paper
Measurements
Image: 29.1 x 23.9 cm (11 7/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Catalogue raisonné
Mellerio 54
State
I/I
Edition
first edition (edition of 50)
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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This portfolio was published in an edition of 50, one of which Redon sent to poet Stéphane Mallarmé soon after Redon became a frequent participant in a literary salon held regularly at Mallarmé's home.

Description

This series is one of many that Odilon Redon created throughout his career. Nearly two-thirds of his lithographs took the form of portfolios—prints connected conceptually by a theme or narrative and physically by a folder or binding. Such works were often dispersed over time, but Cleveland was fortunate to acquire several complete sets with their original covers during the 1920s. Dating from Redon’s early experimentation with lithography, Homage to Goya was intended as a tribute to 18th-century Spanish master Francisco de Goya, whose interest in dreams and the subconscious influenced Redon. The six seemingly unrelated images celebrate Goya’s ambiguity and collectively suggest the introspection and isolation of artistic practice.
A lithograph in black ink depicts a large, stylized head tilted toward our left. Wearing a dark cap, the figure looks forward with one wide-open eye. A hand with curled fingers rests near the mouth. To our left, bright diagonal bands of light emerge from a dark background of dense cross-hatching and stippling. Printed text appears at the top and bottom margins.

In My Dream I Saw in the Sky a Face of Mystery

1885

Odilon Redon, Lemercier & Cie.

(French, 1840–1916)
France, 19th century

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