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Odilon Redon was a voracious reader of contemporary literature, and such texts often influenced his art. This series was inspired by <em>The Haunted and the Haunters,</em> an 1859 novel by British writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Redon’s prints capture the book’s mysterious tone and emphasis on the supernatural through vague but evocative imagery that sometimes borders on abstraction. By this time a seasoned expert in lithography, the artist collaborated with master printer Auguste Clot. Their combined technical skills allowed for the rich tonal variation seen here, made by turning Redon’s lithographic crayon on its side, layering various marks, and even scratching directly into the surface of his stone.
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445581
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Cover
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print
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1
Source metadata
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445581
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print
title
Cover
description
Odilon Redon was a voracious reader of contemporary literature, and such texts often influenced his art. This series was inspired by <em>The Haunted and the Haunters,</em> an 1859 novel by British writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Redon’s prints capture the book’s mysterious tone and emphasis on the supernatural through vague but evocative imagery that sometimes borders on abstraction. By this time a seasoned expert in lithography, the artist collaborated with master printer Auguste Clot. Their combined technical skills allowed for the rich tonal variation seen here, made by turning Redon’s lithographic crayon on its side, layering various marks, and even scratching directly into the surface of his stone.
date
1896
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q117246914
creators
1748
28934
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Print
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Image: 45.9 x 32.7 cm (18 1/16 x 12 7/8 in.); Matted: 71 x 55.7 x 0.3 cm (27 15/16 x 21 15/16 x 1/8 in.)
cul
France, late 19th Century
accession
1966.413.8
Source extras
tec
lithograph on wove paper
tombstone
The Haunted House: Cover, 1896. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Auguste Clot (French, 1858–1936). Lithograph on wove paper; image: 45.9 x 32.7 cm (18 1/16 x 12 7/8 in.); matted: 71 x 55.7 x 0.3 cm (27 15/16 x 21 15/16 x 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1966.413.8
series
The Haunted House
collection
PR - Lithograph
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I/I
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edition of 60
inscriptions
inscription
printed, from top center: Texte de BULWER-LYTTON / LA MAISON HANTÉE / Traduction RENÉ PHILIPON / 6 Lithographies à 60 Exemplaires / ODILON REDON / 1896
didYouKnow
One of Redon's greatest patrons, the occultist René Philipon, commissioned this portfolio as a supplement for his French translation of Bulwer-Lytton's <em>The Haunted and the Haunters.</em>
citations
citation
"Year in Review." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 54, no. 10 (1967): 302-46.
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Mentioned: pp. 344-345
catalogueRaisonne
Mellerio 160
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Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
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2026-05-29 09:01:10.944000
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445581
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Prints
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PR - Lithograph
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lithograph on wove paper
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male
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photo
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