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Princess Maleine (The Little Madonna)

1892
(French, 1840–1916)
etching and drypoint on wove paper
Plate: 8.6 x 6.3 cm (3 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.); Image: 12 x 6.7 cm (4 3/4 x 2 5/8 in.); Sheet: 23.1 x 19.8 cm (9 1/8 x 7 13/16 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 2021.172
Catalogue raisonné: Harrison 26; Werner 196; Mellerio 22
State: only state
Edition: I/III; edition of 8
Location: not on view
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Odilon Redon created this print by reusing the copper plate from his 1880 etching David, and the earlier image is faintly visible throughout.

Description

Although Odilon Redon was best known for his lithographs, he created nearly 30 prints using etching throughout his career. Here, he depicted Princess Maleine, the protagonist of a tragic drama by avant-garde playwright Maurice Maeterlinck, himself a collector of Redon’s prints. The young woman is represented in feathery black lines and tonal areas created using drypoint, a technique that wears down as impressions are printed.
Princess Maleine (The Little Madonna)

Princess Maleine (The Little Madonna)

1892

Odilon Redon

(French, 1840–1916)

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