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Volupte, Fantome Elastique! (Pleasure, elastic phantom!)

Odilon Redon

National Gallery of Art

The image shows the back view of a full body of a naked person standing beside a bed, slightly bent forward with one foot lifted off the ground. The person is turned away from the viewer, with their head slightly turned to the side, and their hair tied back. There is no visible clothing on the person. The bed is covered with a canopy, and a seated figure, partially obscured, is depicted on the bed with visible facial features and hair. The background consists of soft, shaded lines suggesting the drapery of the canopy behind the person. The overall scene is sketched with minimalistic detail, focusing on the figures and the drapery around them.

Artwork Details

Date
1890
Medium
lithograph
Dimensions
3029 × 4245 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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