Odilon Redon plate 17 from Tentation de Saint Antoine Lithograph 1939 Published by Vollard Edition of 220

Edition of 220 copies
The folio had 22 images from Redon for the illustration of the Gustave Flaubert book, La Tentation de Saint Antoine. 
Published in 1939 by Vollard in Paris 
Titled: He Falls Head Foremost Into the Abyss
plate 17 of 24 and originally done in 1896 but published later in 1939
Unsigned Lithograph

The symbolist artist, later to be championed by and adopted by the Surrealist, Odilon Redon (French, 1840-1916) was renowned for his humor but also his deep and dark imagery. Like many of the Symbolist his work used allegory to show the faults of man but also some of the triumphs of man and the sometimes consequences of the these triumphs. 

In this book,.."The Temptation of Saint Anthony (French La Tentation de Saint Antoine) is a dramatic poem in prose (often referred as a novel). It takes as its subject the famous temptation faced by Saint Anthony the Great, in the Egyptian desert, a theme often repeated in medieval and modern art. It is written in the form of a play script, detailing one night in the life of Anthony the Great, during which he is faced with great temptations."

Size: 13 x 17 inches 
Condition: very light wrinkle to the top of the paper, staining from the old hing on the top left and right corners. The image is in great condition, no marks or damage. Light soiling to the deckle edges and lightly toned at the edges but not effecting the image or quality of the lithograph. Please see the images for more details 

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