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Series Title: The Haunted House

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1896

Odilon Redon

(French, 1840–1916)
printer

Auguste Clot

(French, 1858–1936)
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Culture
France, late 19th Century
Medium
lithograph on wove paper
Measurements
Image: 45.9 x 32.7 cm (18 1/16 x 12 7/8 in.); Matted: 71 x 55.7 x 0.3 cm (27 15/16 x 21 15/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1966.413.8
Catalogue raisonné
Mellerio 160
State
I/I
Edition
edition of 60
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Did You Know?

One of Redon's greatest patrons, the occultist René Philipon, commissioned this portfolio as a supplement for his French translation of Bulwer-Lytton's The Haunted and the Haunters.

Description

Odilon Redon was a voracious reader of contemporary literature, and such texts often influenced his art. This series was inspired by The Haunted and the Haunters, an 1859 novel by British writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Redon’s prints capture the book’s mysterious tone and emphasis on the supernatural through vague but evocative imagery that sometimes borders on abstraction. By this time a seasoned expert in lithography, the artist collaborated with master printer Auguste Clot. Their combined technical skills allowed for the rich tonal variation seen here, made by turning Redon’s lithographic crayon on its side, layering various marks, and even scratching directly into the surface of his stone.
A vertically oriented lithograph on tan wove paper features the French words "La Maison hantée" in a dark serif typeface. The text is staggered in the upper right; "La Maison" sits on one line, with "hantée" positioned directly below and shifted further right. The muted, warm paper displays subtle creases and a worn, uneven bottom edge, creating a textured backdrop for the clean, formal black lettering.

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1896

Odilon Redon, Auguste Clot

(French, 1840–1916), (French, 1858–1936)
France, late 19th Century

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