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Black and white lithograph of a woman's profile facing left, eyes lowered, wearing a veil, against a shadowy textured background.

The Celestial Art

A dark, soft-toned lithograph shows a woman's head in strict profile, facing left, with downcast eyes and a smooth, pale face framed by a hooded veil. Textured black crayon-like shading fills the background and shoulder, leaving the face luminous against the mist-like ground.

Artist
Odilon Redon
Date
1894
Medium
Lithograph in black on off-white China paper laid down on ivory wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2191 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1894).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Stickney Collection

Español: El arte celestial, litografía de Odilon Redon

Una litografía de tonos oscuros y suaves muestra la cabeza de una mujer de perfil estricto, mirando a la izquierda, con los ojos bajos y un rostro liso y pálido enmarcado por un velo con capucha. Un sombreado negro texturizado llena el fondo y el hombro, dejando el rostro luminoso.

Português: A Arte Celestial, litografia de Odilon Redon

Uma litografia de tons escuros e suaves mostra a cabeça de uma mulher em perfil estrito, voltada para a esquerda, com os olhos baixos e um rosto liso e pálido emoldurado por um véu com capuz. Sombreado preto texturizado preenche o fundo e o ombro, deixando o rosto luminoso.

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