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Flowers Fall and the Head of a Python Appears

Odilon Redon

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white artwork of a snake-like creature or python emerging from a pile of flowers and leaves. The flowers and leaves are on the ground. The snake-like creature is in the center of the image, its head appearing from the pile of flowers and leaves. The background is dark and shadowy.

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684 × 893 px
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