The Egg (L'Œuf)
Redon populated his work with a cast of hybrid characters such as this one. These inventions reflected the artist's knowledge of Darwin's theory of evolution, his visits to the natural history museum, lectures he attended at a medical college, and his own dreams and fantasies.
Credit: Gift of Peter H. Deitsch
1885
Lithograph with chine appliqué
29.3 x 22.6 cm
111.1955
Image and text © MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2019
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The Museum of Modern Art
Permanent collection
