Et celui qui était monté dessus se nommait la Mort (And his name that sat on him was Death)

1899

Odilon Redon

Associated Names
Odilon Redon

Artist, French, 1840 - 1916

Ambroise Vollard

Artist, French, 1866 - 1939

The drawing depicts a skeletal figure riding a horse. It is rendered in black and white, with the skeletal figure holding a staff or scythe. The horse is in motion. The scene is dark and moody, with heavy shading creating an ominous atmosphere. The skeletal figure is the focal point of the composition, set against a dark backdrop. At the bottom, there is text in French.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31 x 22.4 cm (12 3/16 x 8 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7376

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mellerio 1913, no. 176

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1949

  • Ten Centuries of Christian Art, Milwaukee Art Institute, WI, 1949, no catalogue.

1973

  • The Apocalypse, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College Park, 1973.

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001, no. 58, as Et celui qui était monté dessus se nommait la mort (And His Name that Sat on Him was Death), from Apocalypse de Saint-Jean.

Bibliography

1913

  • Mellerio, Andre. Odilon Redon. Paris: Societe pour l'Etude de la Gravure Francais, 1913. Reprint. New York: Da Capo Press, 1968.

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001: no. 58.

Wikidata ID

Q65024128

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