Drawing
Melancholy
Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916). c. 1868. graphite on beige wove paper. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Cleveland Museum of Art.
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Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916) across 1 collection
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DrawingObject type
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The Cleveland Museum of Art supplies “Drawing” in its object type field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Drawing
Catalogue: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
PaperMaterial
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The Cleveland Museum of Art supplies “graphite on beige wove paper; [object Object]” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
graphite on beige wove paper; [object Object]
Catalogue: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
GraphiteMaterial
Graphite recorded in the object's medium.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art supplies “graphite on beige wove paper; [object Object]” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
graphite on beige wove paper; [object Object]
Catalogue: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
DrawingTechnique
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The Cleveland Museum of Art supplies “graphite on beige wove paper” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
graphite on beige wove paper
Catalogue: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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