Et l’homme parut, interrogeant le sol d’ou il sort et qui l’attire, il se fraya la voie vers 1883

"Et l’homme parut, interrogeant le sol d’ou il sort et qui l’attire, il se fraya la voie vers" (And Man Appeared, Questioning the Ground from Which He Emerges and Which Attracts Him, He Cleared a Path Towards...) is a lithograph by Odilon Redon from 1883. The work depicts a lone, shadowy figure in the center of the composition, rendered in a dark, almost melancholic style. The figure, seemingly lost in contemplation, leans towards the ground, his head bowed in a gesture of introspection, embodying the theme of man's search for meaning and origins. The artist's signature, along with the title, is visible at the top of the artwork. Redon’s lithograph is a striking example of Symbolism, a late 19th-century art movement that explored themes of the subconscious and the mysterious.